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VARIOLA MINOR VIRUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does variola minor virus mean?
• VARIOLA MINOR VIRUS (noun)
The noun VARIOLA MINOR VIRUS has 1 sense:
1. a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent
Familiarity information: VARIOLA MINOR 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 about 1 percent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
variola minor; variola minor virus
Hypernyms ("variola minor 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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