"beemageddon" meaning in English

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Noun

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

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