"beepocalypse" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: beepocalypses [plural]
Etymology: bee + -pocalypse Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bee|pocalypse}} bee + -pocalypse Head templates: {{en-noun}} beepocalypse (plural beepocalypses)
  1. (informal) The widespread incidence of colony collapse disorder, feared to portend a coming mass extinction of honeybees. Tags: informal Categories (lifeform): Bees Synonyms: beemageddon, Beepocalypse

Inflected forms

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