FOULBROOD

Meaning of FOULBROOD in English

/fowl"broohd'/ , n.

any of several bacterial diseases of honeybee larvae, characterized by the putrefying of body tissues.

[ 1860-65; FOUL + BROOD ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

FOULBROOD — noun Date: 1863 a destructive disease of honeybee larvae caused by bacteria (as Bacillus larvae )
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FOULBROOD — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of three destructive bacterial diseases of the larvae of the honeybee: a. : american foulbrood b. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOULBROOD — n. bacterial disease which infects honeybee larvae
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FOULBROOD — noun Date: 1863 : a destructive disease of honeybee larvae caused by bacteria (as Bacillus larvae )
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOULBROOD — [foul.brood] n (1863): a destructive disease of honeybee larvae caused by bacteria (as Bacillus larvae)
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOULBROOD — n. Pronunciation: ' fau ̇ (- ə )l- ˌ brüd Function: noun Date: 1863 : a destructive disease of honeybee …
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EUROPEAN FOULBROOD — noun Usage: usually capitalized E : a foulbrood that is caused by a bacillus ( Bacillus alvei ) and that …
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AMERICAN FOULBROOD — noun Usage: usually capitalized A : foulbrood of the honeybee caused by a bacterium ( Bacillus larvae ) and characterized …
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BACILLUS — I. bəˈsiləs noun Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin bacillus small staff, alteration of Latin baculum — more at bacterium …
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PARAFOULBROOD — |parə+ noun Etymology: para- (I) + foulbrood : a bacterial disease of the honeybee
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