cowpox

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cowpox

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From cow + pox.

noun cowpoxes

uncountable, usually A pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle caused by a virus of species Orthopoxvirus cowpox, with lesions occurring principally on the udder and teats. Human infection may occur from touching cows, and gives immunity to smallpox.
Similar: kine-pox

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noun a skin disease

Español	viruela bovina
日本語	牛痘 gyūtō
中文	牛痘 niúdòu
Português	varíola bovina, vacínia
Français	vaccine, cowpox
Deutsch	Kuhpocken
Русский	коро́вья о́спа koróvʹja óspa, вакци́на vakcína

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@misc{cowpox_2026,
  title = {cowpox},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cowpox},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}