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VARIOLA MINOR VIRUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent
Synonyms:
variola minor; variola minor virus
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Hypernyms ("variola minor virus" is a kind of...):
smallpox virus; variola virus (the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon)