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poxvirus

Syllabification: (pox·vi·rus)
Pronunciation: /ˈpäksˌvīrəs/
Definition of poxvirus

noun

Medicine
  • any of a group of large DNA viruses that cause smallpox and similar infectious diseases in vertebrates.

poxvirus in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of poxvirus in the British & World English dictionary