orthopoxvirus

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or·tho·pox·vi·rus / ˈôr[unvoicedth]ōˌpäksˌvīrəs/ • n. any of a set of viruses pathological in humans and animals that includes the cowpox, smallpox, and monkeypox viruses. • GenusOrthopoxvirus, family Poxviridae.