smallpox virus

Noun

Meaning

the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

poxvirus variola virus

Hypernyms

poxvirus

Hyponyms

variola minor variola major virus variola minor virus variola major

Examples

It is fashionable to wax apocalyptic about the threat to humanity posed by the AIDS virus, "mad cow" disease, and many others, but I think a case can be made that faith is one of the world's great evils, comparable to the smallpox virus but harder to eradicate. Richard Dawkins

Most of the trouble in this world has been caused by folks who can't mind their own business, because they have no business of their own to mind, any more than a smallpox virus has. William S. Burroughs

Close letter words and terms

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