Parvovirus

[pahr-voh-vahy-ruh s] /ˈpɑr voʊˌvaɪ rəs/

noun, plural parvoviruses.
1.
Veterinary Pathology. a highly contagious, often fatal viral disease of dogs, characterized by vomiting, severe diarrhea, and depression and accompanied by high fever and loss of appetite.
2.
any of several small DNA-containing viruses belonging to the genus Parvovirus, of the family Parvoviridae, especially the virus that causes the disease parvovirus in dogs or distemper in cats.
/ˈpɑːvəʊˌvaɪrəs/
noun
1.
any of a group of viruses characterized by their very small size, each of which is specific to a particular species, as for example canine parvovirus
n.

1965, from parvi- + connecting element -o- + virus.

parvovirus par·vo·vi·rus (pär’vō-vī’rəs)
n.
Any of a group of small viruses of the genus Parvovirus that cause disease in many vertebrates, especially mammals such as dogs and cattle.
parvovirus
(pär’vō-vī’rəs)
Any of a group of small DNA viruses of the family Parvoviridae that cause disease in many vertebrates, especially a febrile infection in dogs resulting in vomiting, diarrhea, and sometimes death. In humans it commonly causes an acute contagious infection called fifth disease, marked by a facial rash.