[′kap·ri‚päks‚vī·rəs] (virology) A genus of viruses belonging to the subfamily Chordopoxvirinae; natural hosts are ungulates; these viruses can be mechanically transmitted by arthropods.
Capripoxvirus
Cap·ri·pox·vi·rus
(kap'ri-poks-vī'rŭs), The genus of Poxviridae that includes the viruses of sheep-pox and goatpox. [L. capra, she-goat, + virus]