Definitions
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- noun An instrument which measures and records the sounds in a
beehive . Apidictors serve in the bee industry as important monitors of bee activities.
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Examples
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To fine tune his beekeeping, Mr Woods produced a device called the "apidictor" that helped spot when hives needed help because they were sick, running low on stores or close to swarming.
BBC News - Home 2012
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The downside of using the apidictor was that a beekeeper still had to visit a hive and insert a microphone to listen to the hum within.
BBC News - Home 2012
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Mr Evans' monitor updates the apidictor using modern digital signal processors and algorithms designed to recognise different hums.
BBC News - Home 2012
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