poxvirus
noun
poxvirus is spelled P-O-X-V-I-R-U-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, poxvirus means “Any of a group of DNA viruses, of the family Poxviridae, that cause pox diseases in vertebrates” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of poxvirus is poxviruses.
How many letters and syllables are in poxvirus?
| Letters | 8: P-O-X-V-I-R-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is poxvirus?
Poxvirus appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of poxvirus
- poxviruses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does poxvirus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a group of DNA viruses, of the family Poxviridae, that cause pox diseases in vertebrates
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does poxvirus come from?
From pox + virus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).