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myxoma virus

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Noun1.myxoma virus - a poxvirus closely related to smallpox virus; causes benign gelatinous tumors in humans
poxvirus - any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates


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By the late 1960s, the rabbit population had become so large, and so destructive of vegetation, that the Australian authorities used the Myxoma virus -- which causes the disease myxamotosis among rabbits -- to control their numbers.
By the late 1960s, the rabbit population had become so large, and so destructive of vegetation, that the Australian authorities used the Myxoma virus -- which causes the disease myxamotosis among rabbits -- to control their numbers.
The European rabbit, on the other hand, can be devastated by the myxoma virus.
 
 
 
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