pébrine

See also: pebrine

English

Etymology

From French pébrine.

Noun

pébrine (uncountable)

  1. A parasitic disease affecting silkworms.
    • 2007, Graham Robb, The Discovery of France, Picador 2008, p. 267:
      In 1852, a disease called pébrine began to spread among the silkworms.

French

Etymology

From Occitan pebrino.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pebʁin/

Noun

pébrine f (plural pébrines)

  1. pébrine

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