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fowlpox

fowlpox noun: a disease of poultry caused by viruses of the family Poxviridae and the genus Avipoxvirus.

Noun

fowlpox (uncountable)

  1. A disease of poultry caused by viruses of the family Poxviridae and the genus Avipoxvirus.

Origin of fowlpox

From fowl + pox.

Questions about fowlpox

What does fowlpox mean?
Fowlpox means a disease of poultry caused by viruses of the family Poxviridae and the genus Avipoxvirus.
What part of speech is fowlpox?
Fowlpox is a noun.

Words near fowlpox in the dictionary

  1. fowling pieces
  2. fowlings
  3. fowlish
  4. fowlkind
  5. fowllike
  6. fowlpox
  7. fowlpoxvirus
  8. fowlpoxviruses
  9. fowls
  10. fowlyard
  11. fowlyards

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