Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A parvovirus.
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- noun informal
Parvovirus .
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- noun any of a group of viruses containing DNA in an icosahedral protein shell and causing disease in dogs and cattle; not known to be associated with any human disease
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Examples
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When coyote population gets too high disease (such as parvo) and lack of food supply thin their numbers.
Special Report: On Coyote Attacks and the Death of Canadian Folk Singer Taylor Mitchell 2009
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When coyote population gets too high disease (such as parvo) and lack of food supply thin their numbers.
Special Report: On Coyote Attacks and the Death of Canadian Folk Singer Taylor Mitchell 2009
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Many who have had the responsibility of taking care of man's best friend hear "parvo" or
ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science Tara C. Smith none@example.com 2010
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Many who have had the responsibility of taking care of man's best friend hear "parvo" or
ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science Tara C. Smith none@example.com 2010
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During Well Pet Month, for $40 pet owners can defend their family friends from diseases such as parvo (a puppy disease), cat distemper and rabies.
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Parvovirus, or "parvo," was diagnosed Monday in at least one dog kept at the Green Road facility.
unknown title 2009
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Mar–Oct; £8.50 per person per night plus £3 YHA membership fee per person per night or £14.35 per year; 07747 174293If it weren't for the fact that Latin is a long-dead language, you could be forgiven for thinking that the phrase multum in parvo much in little was coined specifically with The Buzzards in mind.
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The result is all around me as I walk through the shelter, where we have forty pppies quarantined for at least ten days because they've tested positive for parvo.
Gary Weitzman, DVM: Saving Puppies DVM Gary Weitzman 2011
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Clayton, one of the West Virginia puppies in isolation with parvo.
Gary Weitzman, DVM: Saving Puppies DVM Gary Weitzman 2011
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Having a soft spot for dogs, Lutz took the little furry creature in, only to find out that he had parvo.
biocon commented on the word parvo
L. parvo means at a low price.
October 24, 2011