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nounpébrine (uncountable)
- uncountableA parasitic disease affecting silkworms.
In 1852, a disease called pébrine began to spread among the silkworms.
2007, Graham Robb, The Discovery of France, Picador, published 2008, page 267Synonyms: gattine, pepper disease
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nounA parasitic disease affecting silkworms.
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- Frenchpébrine
- Englishpébrine
From French pébrine.
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