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varroa

/vəˈɹəʊə/

varroa noun: infestation with the mite Varroa destructor, or the disease caused by such mites.

varroa: infestation with the mite Varroa destructor, or the disease caused by such mites
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Noun

varroa (uncountable)

  1. Infestation with the mite Varroa destructor, or the disease caused by such mites.
    • These bees are resistant to varroa.
    • Swarms were reasonably common place in rural areas when New Zealand had a large feral bee population but few wild bees now survive due to varroa disease.2009 January 29, Don Farmer, “Shop forced to shut as bees swarm”, in Wairarapa Times-Age

Synonyms of varroa

Origin of varroa

From the genus name Varroa.

Words formed from varroa

Questions about varroa

What does varroa mean?
Varroa means infestation with the mite Varroa destructor, or the disease caused by such mites.
What part of speech is varroa?
Varroa is a noun.
How do you pronounce varroa?
Varroa is pronounced /vəˈɹəʊə/.

Words near varroa in the dictionary

  1. varpu
  2. varpus
  3. varray
  4. varrays
  5. varriated
  6. varroa
  7. varroacide
  8. varroacides
  9. varroatosis
  10. varroid
  11. varroids

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