myxomatoses
/ˌmɪksəməˈtoʊsiz/
noun
- A viral disease in rabbits, characterized by swelling, fever, and often death, caused by the myxoma virus.
- Vaccines are available to protect pet rabbits from myxomatoses.
- Myxomatoses spread rapidly through the wild rabbit population in the 1950s.
- Farmers used myxomatoses to control rabbits that were damaging crops.