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mousepox

or mouse pox

[ mous-poks ]
/ ˈmaʊsˌpɒks /
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noun Veterinary Pathology.
ectromelia (def. 2).
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Origin of mousepox

First recorded in 1945–50; mouse + pox

Words nearby mousepox

mousefish, mousehole, mousemat, mouseover, mouse pad, mousepox, mouser, mousetail, mousetrap, mouse type, mousey
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