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单词 Isle of Wight disease
释义

Isle of Wight disease

noun [mass noun]
A disease of bees that is caused by a parasitic mite.
  • The mite is Acarapis woodi, order (or subclass) Acari.
The island is the place of origin of Acarine Disease, formerly known as Isle of Wight disease, a rapidly spreading ailment that is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of bees a year.

Origin

So named because it was first observed in the Isle of Wight in 1904.

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