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MYXOMA VIRUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does myxoma virus mean?
• MYXOMA VIRUS (noun)
The noun MYXOMA VIRUS has 1 sense:
1. a poxvirus closely related to smallpox virus; causes benign gelatinous tumors in humans
Familiarity information: MYXOMA VIRUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A poxvirus closely related to smallpox virus; causes benign gelatinous tumors in humans
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("myxoma virus" is a kind of...):
poxvirus (any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates)
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