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单词 pebrine
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pebrine

[ pey-breen ]
/ peɪˈbrin /

noun

an infectious disease of silkworms, characterized by a black spotting of the integument and by stunted growth, caused by the protozoan Nosema bomycis.

Origin of pebrine

1865–70; <French <Provençal pebrino literally, peppery, with reference to the black spots. See pepper, -ine1

Words nearby pebrine

pebble garden, pebble heater, pebbling, pebbly, pebi-, pebrine, pec, pecan, pecan patty, peccable, peccadillo
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Example sentences from the Web for pebrine

  • Pebrine soon reached Cyprus and almost brought the Island breed to an end.

    Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products|William Bevan
  • Pasteur showed that the failure of the silkworm was not due to one disease, but to two diseases--pebrine and flacherie.

    Makers of Modern Medicine|James J. Walsh
  • The disease of silkworms, known as Pebrine, was spreading with ruinous rapidity in France.

    The Fertility of the Unfit|William Allan Chapple
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