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Isle of Wight disease

Definition of 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

Origin:

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