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polyhedrosis

American

[pol-ee-hee-droh-sis] / ˌpɒl i hiˈdroʊ sɪs /

noun

an often fatal disease of certain insect larvae or decapod crustaceans, caused by viruses containing double-stranded DNA.

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noun

polyhedroses

plural

Etymology

Origin of polyhedrosis

First recorded in 1945–50; polyhedr(on) ( def. ) + -osis ( def. )

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