Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of a group of single-stranded RNA viruses that cause acute gastroenteritis in humans and other diseases in certain animals.

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  • noun Any virus of the family Caliciviridae.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[New Latin Calicivīrus, former genus name : Latin calix, calic-, cup, goblet (from the cup-shaped depressions on the surface of the viruses) + virus.]

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Examples

  • This is very easy to see in cats and dogs incidentally which have a history of yearly combination vaccinations for distemper (panleukopenia), rhinotracheitis and calicivirus, etc., the majority begin to develop either cancer or autoimmune disease like clockwork when they are about 11 to 12 years old or even before.

    What censorship looks like « BuzzMachine 2005

  • This is very easy to see in cats and dogs incidentally which have a history of yearly combination trivalent vaccinations for distemper (panleukopenia), rhinotracheitis and calicivirus, etc., the majority begin to develop either cancer or autoimmune disease like clockwork when they are about 11 to 12 years old or even before.

    Stern outtakes! « BuzzMachine 2005

  • This is very easy to see in cats and dogs incidentally which have a history of yearly combination vaccinations for distemper (panleukopenia), rhinotracheitis and calicivirus, etc., the majority begin to develop either cancer or autoimmune disease like clockwork when they are about 11 to 12 years old or even before.

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  • It just like trying to grab soft jelly, spills out everywhere and spreads just like the calicivirus with the wee bunnies!

    I believe Louise Nicholas 2006

  • This is also known as the upper respiratory vaccine because it is a combination of two viral antigens, rhinotracheitis, or feline herpes, and calicivirus and panleukopenia, or feline distemper.

    The Last Chance Dog D.V.M. Donna Kelleher 2003

  • This is also known as the upper respiratory vaccine because it is a combination of two viral antigens, rhinotracheitis, or feline herpes, and calicivirus and panleukopenia, or feline distemper.

    The Last Chance Dog D.V.M. Donna Kelleher 2003

  • The first is a combination vaccine that goes by the acronym, FVRCP, which stands for feline viral rhinotracheitis, calicivirus and panleukopenia.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • The first is a combination vaccine that goes by the acronym, FVRCP, which stands for feline viral rhinotracheitis, calicivirus and panleukopenia.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Stenske said that when cats get the feline versions of the common cold - herpesvirus and calicivirus - supportive care is often the best medicine.

    Horsetalk.co.nz Headlines 2010

  • Cumberland LHPA ranger and rabbit project leader Steve Parker said the authority had been catching rabbits to test that they were not immune to the calicivirus - also called rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHD).

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

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