POXVIRUS


Meaning of POXVIRUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpäks-ˌvī-rəs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1941

: any of a family ( Poxviridae ) of brick-shaped or ovoid double-stranded DNA viruses (as the causative agents of cowpox and smallpox) having a fluffy appearance caused by a covering of tubules or filaments

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.