parafoulbrood

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noun

A bacterial disease of bees.

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Meanings

nounparafoulbrood (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA bacterial disease of bees.

    Determination of causative organisms of European foulbrood and parafoulbrood needs investigation.

    1951, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture, Committee Prints (issue 3, page 2563)
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    Parafoulbrood is extremely infectious, apparently being readily transmitted by robbing, drifting, and by the exchange of brood or honey from infected colonies.

    1933, Experiment Station Record, volume 69, page 560

    At times nearly all brood diseases (American foulbrood, European foulbrood, parafoulbrood, sacbrood) were thought to represent a single malady. European and American foulbroods were especially confused.

    2012, Edward Steinhaus, Insect Pathology V2: An Advanced Treatise, page 553

Origin

From para- + foulbrood.

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