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polyhedrosis

polyhedrosis noun: any of several diseases of insect larvae that are caused by the polyhedral viruses, family Baculoviridae.

Noun

polyhedrosis (plural polyhedroses)

  1. Any of several diseases of insect larvae that are caused by the polyhedral viruses, family Baculoviridae.

Forms of polyhedrosis

pluralpolyhedroses

Origin of polyhedrosis

From polyhedral + -osis.

Words formed from polyhedrosis

Phrases with polyhedrosis

Questions about polyhedrosis

What does polyhedrosis mean?
Polyhedrosis means any of several diseases of insect larvae that are caused by the polyhedral viruses, family Baculoviridae.
What part of speech is polyhedrosis?
Polyhedrosis is a noun.
What is the plural of polyhedrosis?
The plural of polyhedrosis is polyhedroses.

Words near polyhedrosis in the dictionary

  1. polyhedroids
  2. polyhedrometry
  3. polyhedron
  4. polyhedrons
  5. polyhedroses
  6. polyhedrosis
  7. polyhedrous
  8. polyhedrovirus
  9. polyhedroviruses
  10. polyhelicene
  11. polyhelicenes

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