- foulbrood
- noun Date: 1863 a destructive disease of honeybee larvae caused by bacteria (as Bacillus larvae)
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foulbrood — foulbrood; para·foulbrood; … English syllables
foulbrood — [foul′bro͞od΄] n. a deadly bacterial disease of the larvae of honeybees … English World dictionary
foulbrood — foul·brood (foulґbr d) a contagious disease of honeybees in which larvae are abnormal; the two kinds are American foulbrood, caused by Bacillus larvae, and European foulbrood, caused by B. alvei … Medical dictionary
foulbrood — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of three destructive bacterial diseases of the larvae of the honeybee: a. : american foulbrood b. : european foulbrood c. : parafoulbrood * * * /fowl broohd … Useful english dictionary
foulbrood — /fowl broohd /, n. any of several bacterial diseases of honeybee larvae, characterized by the putrefying of body tissues. [1860 65; FOUL + BROOD] * * * … Universalium
foulbrood — noun A bacterial disease of bees … Wiktionary
foulbrood — n. bacterial disease which infects honeybee larvae … English contemporary dictionary
foulbrood — foul•brood [[t]ˈfaʊlˌbrud[/t]] n. ent any of several bacterial diseases of honeybee larvae marked by putrefaction of body tissues • Etymology: 1860–65 … From formal English to slang
european foulbrood — noun Usage: usually capitalized E : a foulbrood that is caused by a bacillus (Bacillus alvei) and that differs from American foulbrood chiefly in the absence of ropiness of affected larvae … Useful english dictionary
European foulbrood — europinis bičių perų puvinys statusas Aprobuotas sritis gyvūnų užkrečiamosios ligos apibrėžtis Bičių perų liga, kurią sukelia bakterijos lot. Melissococcus plutonius. atitikmenys: lot. Pestis apium europea angl. European foulbrood vok.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
