myxomatosis

🇺🇸 /ˌmɪksəməˈtəʊsɪs/ 🇬🇧 /ˌmɪksəməˈtəʊsɪs/
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A contagious viral disease that affects rabbits, often leading to death.

Myxomatosis was introduced to control the rabbit population, but it had a devastating impact on wild rabbits.

translation

n. A contagious viral disease that affects rabbits, often leading to death.