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Meaning of nosema | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Nosema disease:
    uncountable
  2. An infectious disease of adult honey bees caused by some microsporidian parasites of the genus Nosema.
    uncountable
  3. Pébrine, a disease of silkworms, also caused by Nosema parasites.
    dated, possibly, uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi mehiläisnosema
Français noséma

Examples

“There were problems in my dad’s day: ants, skunks, wax moths and a couple of deadly but well-known bee diseases, like foulbrood and nosema.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

nosema disease Nosema-disease nosematid nosemosis noseness nosepicker

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