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polyhedrosis
[ pol-ee-hee-droh-sis ]
noun
, plural pol·y·he·dro·ses [pol-ee-hee-, droh, -seez].
- an often fatal disease of certain insect larvae or decapod crustaceans, caused by viruses containing double-stranded DNA.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of polyhedrosis1
First recorded in 1945–50; polyhedr(on) ( def ) + -osis ( def )
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