parvovirus

noun

Any of a group of small viruses that contain DNA in an icosahedral protein shell and cause disease in many vertebrates, especially mammals such as dogs and cattle.

noun

any single-stranded DNA viruses, of the genus Parvovirus, being the smallest found in nature; they infect only mammals

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