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noun
Alternative letter-case form of nosema disease (“infectious disease of some insects caused by some microsporidian parasites”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, uncountable, usually
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noun
An infectious disease of some insects caused by some microsporidian parasites of the genus Nosema.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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noun
An infectious disease of adult honey bees caused by microsporidian parasites, such as Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Qualifier: honey bees
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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History
1909, translingual Nosema (“a taxonomic genus within the family Nosematidae”) + disease; a calque of German Nosemaseuche, coined from Nosema + Seuche (“epidemic, pestilence”).
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