English Explanatory Dictionary

polyhedrosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of several diseases of insect larvae that are caused by the polyhedral viruses, family Baculoviridae.

Word forms

polyhedrosis polyhedroses

Etymology

From polyhedral + -osis.

Derived words

cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus nucleopolyhedrosis

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