bovine papillomavirus

English

Noun

bovine papillomavirus (plural bovine papillomaviruses)

  1. Any of a paraphyletic group of DNA viruses that commonly cause warts on cattle.
    Alternative form: BPV (initialism)
    Hypernyms: papillomavirus < virus < pathogen, infectious agent
    Coordinate terms: SPV, Shope papillomavirus, HPV, human papillomavirus