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单词 myxomatosis
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Definition of myxomatosis in English:

myxomatosis

noun ˌmɪksəməˈtəʊsɪsˌmɪksəməˈtoʊsəs
mass noun
  • A highly infectious and usually fatal viral disease of rabbits, causing swelling of the mucous membranes and inflammation and discharge around the eyes.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The situation has become so dire that some of Bedfordshire's farmers are calling for the reintroduction of myxomatosis.
    • Before myxomatosis, rabbit stews and pies were everyday fare in Britain.
    • A potential solution to the rabbit problem was found, in the form of a virus that causes a rabbit disease called myxomatosis.
    • We know that germs develop an immunity to antibiotics, insects develop resistance to insecticides, rabbits develop resistance to myxomatosis.
    • At the moment in the country we are hearing reports of myxomatosis among rabbits.
    • There is a vaccine available for myxomatosis, which can be given from six weeks of age.
    • The rabbit disease myxomatosis had finally reached the area, with an outbreak on the moors above Settle.
    • It seemed only a matter of time before the ‘grim’ disease of myxomatosis struck Craven.
    • He only ever caught one blind old rabbit its eyes clouded over with myxomatosis.
    • Owners of pet and show rabbits were advised to have their animals inoculated against myxomatosis or cover their hutches with buttered muslin.
    • The problem could arise if this population suddenly vanished, as it has done in the past due to myxomatosis.
    • The country people were shunning the fruit because flies, which settled on dead rabbits with myxomatosis, also alighted on brambles.
    • The success of myxomatosis in controlling rabbit numbers brought new public prestige, and a detailed program of wool research was undertaken.
    • As the weather gets warmer the fatal disease myxomatosis spreads faster.
    • The club noted that the red squirrel was an increasingly rare sight but no-one had spotted a grey squirrel and the arrival of the rabbit disease myxomatosis in the area had not been noticed.
    • The outbreak of myxomatosis was in full swing after arriving in Craven.
    • That arose because myxomatosis is a pox virus disease.
    • Before the onslaught of myxomatosis in the 1970s, rabbit was a common cheap food source used by all classes.
    • We get a lot of calls asking if we can home unwanted bunnies, but we can't, partly because of the dangers of disease, such as myxomatosis, to our own.
    • It worked well with myxomatosis on rabbits, and cactoblastis on prickly pears.

Rhymes

apotheosis, chlorosis, cirrhosis, diagnosis, halitosis, hypnosis, kenosis, meiosis, metempsychosis, misdiagnosis, mononucleosis, necrosis, neurosis, osmosis, osteoporosis, prognosis, psittacosis, psychosis, sclerosis, symbiosis, thrombosis, toxoplasmosis, trichinosis, tuberculosis
 
 

Definition of myxomatosis in US English:

myxomatosis

nounˌmɪksəməˈtoʊsəsˌmiksəməˈtōsəs
  • A highly infectious and usually fatal viral disease of rabbits, causing swelling of the mucous membranes and inflammation and discharge around the eyes.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • At the moment in the country we are hearing reports of myxomatosis among rabbits.
    • It worked well with myxomatosis on rabbits, and cactoblastis on prickly pears.
    • We know that germs develop an immunity to antibiotics, insects develop resistance to insecticides, rabbits develop resistance to myxomatosis.
    • As the weather gets warmer the fatal disease myxomatosis spreads faster.
    • Before the onslaught of myxomatosis in the 1970s, rabbit was a common cheap food source used by all classes.
    • The club noted that the red squirrel was an increasingly rare sight but no-one had spotted a grey squirrel and the arrival of the rabbit disease myxomatosis in the area had not been noticed.
    • The success of myxomatosis in controlling rabbit numbers brought new public prestige, and a detailed program of wool research was undertaken.
    • The rabbit disease myxomatosis had finally reached the area, with an outbreak on the moors above Settle.
    • It seemed only a matter of time before the ‘grim’ disease of myxomatosis struck Craven.
    • Owners of pet and show rabbits were advised to have their animals inoculated against myxomatosis or cover their hutches with buttered muslin.
    • A potential solution to the rabbit problem was found, in the form of a virus that causes a rabbit disease called myxomatosis.
    • The situation has become so dire that some of Bedfordshire's farmers are calling for the reintroduction of myxomatosis.
    • He only ever caught one blind old rabbit its eyes clouded over with myxomatosis.
    • The country people were shunning the fruit because flies, which settled on dead rabbits with myxomatosis, also alighted on brambles.
    • We get a lot of calls asking if we can home unwanted bunnies, but we can't, partly because of the dangers of disease, such as myxomatosis, to our own.
    • Before myxomatosis, rabbit stews and pies were everyday fare in Britain.
    • There is a vaccine available for myxomatosis, which can be given from six weeks of age.
    • The outbreak of myxomatosis was in full swing after arriving in Craven.
    • The problem could arise if this population suddenly vanished, as it has done in the past due to myxomatosis.
    • That arose because myxomatosis is a pox virus disease.
 
 
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