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parvo

parvo noun: parvovirus.

Noun

parvo (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Parvovirus.
    • Inoculating a dog against parvo costs about $7 to $15 for the shot, depending on your area and choice of veterinarian.1980, Business Week
    • He will probably be next to a street cur that has parvo or rabies or distemper.1995, Mike Harlowe, K-9 Bodyguards: Ill

Origin of parvo

Shortening.

Questions about parvo

What does parvo mean?
Parvo means parvovirus.
What part of speech is parvo?
Parvo is a noun.

Words near parvo in the dictionary

  1. parviscient
  2. parvise
  3. parvises
  4. parvitude
  5. parvity
  6. parvo
  7. parvo-
  8. parvocell
  9. parvocellular
  10. parvocellular cell
  11. parvoe

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