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sheeppox

sheeppox noun: a highly contagious disease of sheep caused by a poxvirus.

Noun

sheeppox (uncountable)

  1. A highly contagious disease of sheep caused by a poxvirus.

Synonyms of sheeppox

Origin of sheeppox

From sheep + pox.

Questions about sheeppox

What does sheeppox mean?
Sheeppox means a highly contagious disease of sheep caused by a poxvirus.
What part of speech is sheeppox?
Sheeppox is a noun.

Words near sheeppox in the dictionary

  1. sheepmen
  2. sheepness
  3. sheepo
  4. sheepos
  5. sheeppen
  6. sheeppox
  7. sheeprun
  8. sheepruns
  9. sheeps
  10. sheepsfoot
  11. sheepshagger

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