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
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
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012