nosema disease
Meaning
Noun
- An infectious disease of some insects caused by some microsporidian parasites of the genus Nosema.
- An infectious disease of adult honey bees caused by microsporidian parasites, such as Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae.
Related
Similar words
- microsporidiosis,
- Isle of Wight disease,
Origin
- 1909, Translingual Nosema ("a taxonomic genus within the family {{l")}} + disease; a , coined from Nosema + Seuche.
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