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cowpox

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
cow-pox
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle caused by a virus of species Orthopoxvirus cowpox, with lesions occurring principally on the udder and teats. Human infection may occur from touching cows, and gives immunity to smallpox.

Uncountable

Etymology

From cow + pox.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cowpoxes (plural)

Derived Forms

pseudocowpox

Phrases

cowpox virus

Synonyms

kine-pox vaccinia

Questions

What does cowpox mean?
A pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle caused by a virus of species Orthopoxvirus cowpox, with lesions occurring principally on the udder and teats. Human infection may occur from touching cows, and gives immunity to smallpox.
Where does cowpox come from?
From cow + pox.

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