myxomatosis
/ˌmɪksəməˈtəʊsɪs
/noun [mass noun]
A highly infectious and usually fatal viral disease of rabbits, causing swelling of the mucous membranes and inflammation and discharge around the eyes.A potential solution to the rabbit problem was found, in the form of a virus that causes a rabbit disease called myxomatosis....
- The club noted that the red squirrel was an increasingly rare sight but no-one had spotted a grey squirrel and the arrival of the rabbit disease myxomatosis in the area had not been noticed.
- The rabbit disease myxomatosis had finally reached the area, with an outbreak on the moors above Settle.
