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white nose syndrome

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  • noun A malady associated with the deaths of bats in North America, identifiable by a distinctive ring of fungal growth around the muzzles and on the wings.

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  • sionnach commented on the word white nose syndrome

    Not sure what this is, but it's killing the bats.

    March 26, 2008

  • reesetee commented on the word white nose syndrome

    It's a Fusarium fungus, I believe. From what I've read, it may be an opportunistic infection rather than the actual cause of the widespread die-offs. Still...scary stuff.

    March 26, 2008