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horse-pox

horse-pox is the alternative form of horsepox.

Meaning of horsepox

Noun

horsepox (uncountable)

  1. A disease of horses caused by an orthopoxvirus.

Questions about horse-pox

What is horse-pox the alternative form of?
Horse-pox is the alternative form of horsepox.

Words near horse-pox in the dictionary

  1. horse-opera
  2. horse-operas
  3. horse-operatic
  4. horse-play
  5. horse-power
  6. horse-pox
  7. horse-race
  8. horse-races
  9. horse-radish
  10. horse-radishes
  11. horse-shoe vetch

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