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calcino

noun
cal·​ci·​no | \ kalˈchē(ˌ)nō, käl-\
plural -s

Definition of calcino

: a disease of silkworms and other larval moths caused by a fungus (Beauveria bassiana or a related species) and marked by a mummified chalky appearance of the larva after death

History and Etymology for calcino

Italian, from Latin calc-, calx lime

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