Isle of Wight disease

noun

A disease of honey bees, caused by the parasitic mite Acarapis woodi infesting the trachea that lead from the first pair of thoracic spiracles.

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Meanings

nounIsle of Wight disease (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA disease of honey bees, caused by the parasitic mite Acarapis woodi infesting the trachea that lead from the first pair of thoracic spiracles.

    Synonyms: IoWD

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA disease of honey bees, caused by the parasitic mite Acarapis woodi infesting the trachea that lead from the first pair of thoracic spiracles.

Similar
IoWD
Also see
nosema disease
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APA

Isle of Wight disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Isle%20of%20Wight%20disease

MLA

“Isle of Wight disease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Isle%20of%20Wight%20disease. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Isle of Wight disease,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Isle%20of%20Wight%20disease.

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