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feline leukemia virus

noun

a retrovirus, mainly affecting cats, that depresses the immune system and leads to opportunistic infections, lymphosarcoma, and other disorders. Abbreviation: FeLV, FLV

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Nearby words

felicitously, felicity, felid, feline, feline distemper, feline leukemia virus, felinely, felinity, felipe, felis, felix

Origin of feline leukemia virus

First recorded in 1975–80
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