parvo

Other forms: parvos

Definitions of parvo
  1. noun
    any of a group of viruses containing DNA in an icosahedral protein shell and causing disease in dogs and cattle; not known to be associated with any human disease
    synonyms: parvovirus
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    type of:
    animal virus
    an animal pathogen that is a virus
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