swinepox meaning
ENWSwinepox
- Swinepox is a worldwide disease of the pig, caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae and the genus Suipoxvirus. It is the most common cause of pox disease in pigs, with vaccinia virus being the next most common cause of outbreaks.
- Noun
- A disease of pigs, caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae and the genus Suipoxvirus.
- (medicine, obsolete) A form of chickenpox, with acuminated vesicles containing a watery fluid; the waterpox.
- A disease of pigs, caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae and the genus Suipoxvirus.
Definition of swinepox in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Uncountable nouns
- Uncountable nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Nouns
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "swinepox" is a noun, more specifically, a singularia tantum.