varroa

[ vahr-oh-uh ]

noun
  1. a small mite, Varroa jacobsoni, that is a parasite of the honeybee.

Origin of varroa

1
First recorded in 1970–75; from New Latin; genus name, named after Marcus Terentius Varro

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