beemageddon
beemageddon noun: the widespread incidence of colony collapse disorder, feared to portend a coming mass extinction of honeybees.
Noun
beemageddon (uncountable)
- The widespread incidence of colony collapse disorder, feared to portend a coming mass extinction of honeybees.
- Now, a new study has pinpointed some of the probable causes of bee deaths and the rather scary results show that averting beemageddon will be much more difficult than previously thought.2013 September, Todd Woody, “Scientists discover what’s killing the bees and it’s worse than you thought”, in The Beekeepers Quarterly, page 41
- You've probably heard about Beemageddon. Over the past few years, colony collapse disorder – thought to be brought on by a pernicious combination of overwork, bad weather, pesticides and infestations of parasitic varroa mites – has been threatening to wipe out honeybees all over the world, and with...2013 November 16, Caroline Williams, “I, bee bot”, in New Scientist, page 43
- Synonyms:
- beepocalypse
Synonyms of beemageddon
Forms of beemageddon
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Origin of beemageddon
From bee + -mageddon.
Questions about beemageddon
- What does beemageddon mean?
- Beemageddon means the widespread incidence of colony collapse disorder, feared to portend a coming mass extinction of honeybees.
- What part of speech is beemageddon?
- Beemageddon is a noun.
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