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nosema

Pronunciation: /nəʊˈsiːmə/
Definition of nosema

noun

  • a spore-forming parasitic protozoan that chiefly affects insects.
    • Genus Nosema, phylum Microspora, kingdom Protista: several species, in particular N. apis, which causes infectious dysentery ( nosema disease) in honeybees

Origin:

modern Latin, from Greek nosēma 'disease'

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