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mousepox

mousepox noun: a skin disease of mice, similar to smallpox, caused by virus of species Orthopoxvirus ectromelia.

Noun

mousepox (uncountable)

  1. A skin disease of mice, similar to smallpox, caused by virus of species Orthopoxvirus ectromelia.

Origin of mousepox

From mouse + pox.

Questions about mousepox

What does mousepox mean?
Mousepox means a skin disease of mice, similar to smallpox, caused by virus of species Orthopoxvirus ectromelia.
What part of speech is mousepox?
Mousepox is a noun.

Words near mousepox in the dictionary

  1. mouseness
  2. mouseover
  3. mouseovers
  4. mousepad
  5. mousepads
  6. mousepox
  7. mousepress
  8. mousepresses
  9. mouseprint
  10. mouseproof
  11. mouser

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