COWPOX


Meaning of COWPOX in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' kau ̇ - ˌ päks

Function: noun

Date: 1798

: a mild eruptive disease of the cow that is caused by a poxvirus (species Cowpox virus of the genus Orthopoxvirus ) and that when communicated to humans protects against smallpox

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