MYXOMATOSIS


Meaning of MYXOMATOSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mik-ˌsō-mə-ˈtō-səs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from myxomat-, myxoma

Date: 1927

: a condition characterized by the presence of myxomas in the body ; specifically : a severe virus disease of rabbits that is caused by a poxvirus (species Myxoma virus of the genus Leporipoxvirus ) transmitted by mosquitoes and that has been used in the biological control of rabbits especially in Australia

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