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Myxo Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
highly infectious viral disease of rabbits, artificially introduced into Britain and Australia to reduce the rabbit population; myxomatosis
Myxo Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Myxomatosis (sometimes shortened to "myxi") is a disease that affects rabbits and is caused by the Myxoma virus. It was first observed in Uruguay in laboratory rabbits in the late 19th century. It was introduced into Australia in 1950 in an attempt to control the rabbit population. (See Rabbits in Australia.)
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