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polyhedrosis

[pol-ee-hee-droh-sis]

noun

plural

polyhedroses 

  1. an often fatal disease of certain insect larvae or decapod crustaceans, caused by viruses containing double-stranded DNA.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of polyhedrosis1

First recorded in 1945–50; polyhedr(on) ( def. ) + -osis ( def. )

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