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Isle of Wight disease

Isle of Wight disease noun: a disease of honey bees, caused by the parasitic mite Acarapis woodi infesting the trachea that lead from the first pair of thoracic spiracles.

Noun

Isle of Wight disease (uncountable)

  1. A disease of honey bees, caused by the parasitic mite Acarapis woodi infesting the trachea that lead from the first pair of thoracic spiracles.
    Synonyms:
    IoWD

Synonyms of Isle of Wight disease

Questions about Isle of Wight disease

What does Isle of Wight disease mean?
Isle of Wight disease means a disease of honey bees, caused by the parasitic mite Acarapis woodi infesting the trachea that lead from the first pair of thoracic spiracles.
What part of speech is Isle of Wight disease?
Isle of Wight disease is a noun.

Words near Isle of Wight disease in the dictionary

  1. Isle of Skye
  2. Isle of Thanet
  3. Isle of White
  4. Isle of Wight
  5. Isle of Wight County
  6. Isle of Wight disease
  7. Isle of Wighter
  8. Isle of Wighters
  9. Isle of Youth
  10. Isle Royale
  11. isled

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