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Disease of rabbits
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myxomatosis
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
myxomatosis \myxomatosis\ n. (Biol.) a viral disease (usually fatal) of rabbits.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Myxomatosis (sometimes shortened to " myxo " or " myxy ") is a disease that affects rabbits and is caused by the myxoma virus . It was first observed in Uruguay in laboratory rabbits in the late 19th century. It was introduced into Australia in 1950 in ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a viral disease (usually fatal) of rabbits
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A disease of rabbits.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Even through the years before myxomatosis rabbits were vulnerable to disease simply because there were so very many of them. ▪ The effect of myxomatosis spread far beyond the rabbit.
Usage examples of myxomatosis.
One of the notable uses of viruses has been the disease myxomatosis, caused by the myxoma virus, which attacks only rabbits.
He reminded Wexford of an aged rabbit, a rabbit with myxomatosis perhaps.
German and French governments took it upon themselves to develop a genetically controlled virus which was unleashed on wild herds as, a century earlier, myxomatosis had been spread among rabbit populations.
Australians once had planted the virus of myxomatosis among swarming rabbits.
One of the notable uses of viruses has been the disease myxomatosis, caused by the myxoma virus, which attacks only rabbits.