tằm gai
Definition
- Noun:
- Pébrine: A highly contagious and fatal disease of silkworms, caused by a microsporidian parasite (Nosema bombycis). It is characterized by the appearance of small, pepper-like black spots on the silkworm larvae.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bệnh tằm gai đã tàn phá nhiều trại nuôi tằm. (Pébrine disease has devastated many silkworm farms.)
- Người nuôi tằm rất sợ tằm gai vì nó lây lan rất nhanh. (Silkworm farmers greatly fear pébrine because it spreads very quickly.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used in historical and agricultural contexts related to sericulture (silkworm cultivation). Its control was a major breakthrough in the 19th century, notably through the work of Louis Pasteur.
Variants and Related Words
- Bệnh tằm gai: The full term for the disease, meaning "pepper-like silkworm disease."
- Pébrine: The direct English/French equivalent term.
Synonyms
- Pébrine: The specific scientific and common name for the disease.
- Silkworm disease: A general term, though less precise.
Notes on Meaning
- The term "tằm gai" is a compound noun where means "silkworm" and means "thorn" or "spine," but in this context, it metaphorically refers to the pepper-like spots. It refers specifically to the disease, not to a type of silkworm.
- It does not refer to a silkworm that eats thorny plants or to a type of nettle (which is "cây gai").