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mousepox

American  
[mous-poks] / ˈmaʊsˌpɒks /
Or mouse pox

noun

Veterinary Pathology.
  1. ectromelia.


Etymology

Origin of mousepox

First recorded in 1945–50; mouse + pox

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Colin Carlson, a biologist at Georgetown University, has started to worry about mousepox.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2022

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