white nose syndrome

noun

A malady associated with the deaths of bats in North America, identifiable by a distinctive ring of fungal growth around the muzzles and on the wings.

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Meanings

nounwhite nose syndrome (uncountable)

alternative white-nose syndrome

  1. uncountableA malady associated with the deaths of bats in North America, identifiable by a distinctive ring of fungal growth around the muzzles and on the wings.

Translations

Finnish valkokuonosyndrooma
  • valkokuonosyndroomadisease of bats
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