[fa.vus] n [NL, fr. L, honeycomb] (ca. 1543): a contagious skin disease caused by a fungus (as Trichophyton schoenleinii) and occurring in humans and many domestic animals and fowls
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Meaning of FAVUS in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012