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Definition 2024

parapox ‎(uncountable)

A disease caused by a parapoxvirus; found chiefly in cows, sheep, goats, and squirrels
- 2009, January 7, “Marlena Spieler”, in Saving a Squirrel by Eating One:
  The grays take over the reds' habitat, eat voraciously and harbor a virus named squirrel parapox (harmless to humans) that does not harm grays but can devastate reds.