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colony collapse disorder
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noun
a pathological condition affecting a large number of honeybee colonies, in which various stresses may lead to the abrupt disappearance of worker bees from the hive, leaving only the queen and newly hatched bees behind and thus causing the colony to stop functioning. Abbreviation: CCD
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Origin of colony collapse disorder
First recorded in 2006
Words nearby colony collapse disorder
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Scientific definitions for colony collapse disorder
colony collapse disorder
A condition chiefly affecting the hives of domesticated honeybees, characterized by the sudden disappearance and death of so many worker bees that the colony cannot be maintained.
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