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VARIOLA MAJOR VIRUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does variola major virus mean?
• VARIOLA MAJOR VIRUS (noun)
The noun VARIOLA MAJOR VIRUS has 1 sense:
1. a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent
Familiarity information: VARIOLA MAJOR VIRUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
variola major; variola major virus
Hypernyms ("variola major virus" is a kind of...):
smallpox virus; variola virus (the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon)
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