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swinepox

swinepox noun: a disease of pigs, caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae and the genus Suipoxvirus.

Noun

swinepox (uncountable)

  1. A disease of pigs, caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae and the genus Suipoxvirus.
    Synonyms:
    hog pox
  2. (obsolete) A form of chickenpox, with acuminated vesicles containing a watery fluid; the waterpox.
    • Thence I went to Mrs. Jem, and found her up and merry, and that it did not prove the small-pox, but only the swine-pox; so I played a game or two at cards with her.1660 January 22 (date written; Gregorian calendar), Samuel Pepys, Mynors Bright, transcriber, “January 13th, 1659–1660”, in Henry B[enjamin] Wheatley, editor, The Diary of Samuel Pepys […], volume...

Synonyms of swinepox

Origin of swinepox

From swine + pox.

Questions about swinepox

What does swinepox mean?
Swinepox means a disease of pigs, caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae and the genus Suipoxvirus.
What part of speech is swinepox?
Swinepox is a noun.

Words near swinepox in the dictionary

  1. swineman
  2. swinemeat
  3. swinemen
  4. swinepipe
  5. swinepipes
  6. swinepox
  7. swineries
  8. Swinerton
  9. swinery
  10. swines
  11. Swineshead

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