1 pébrine | Definition of pébrine

pébrine

noun
pé·​brine | \ (ˈ)pā¦brēn\
plural -s

Definition of pébrine

: a contagious disease of the silkworm and other caterpillars produced by a microsporidian protozoan (Nosema bombycis)

Other Words from pébrine

pebrinous \ ˈpebrənəs \ adjective

History and Etymology for pébrine

French, from Provençal pebrino, from pebre pepper, from Latin piper

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