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harvest mite
harvest miten. See chigger.harvest mite or harvest tickn (Animals) the bright red parasitic larva of any of various free-living mites of the genus Trombicula and related genera, which causes intense itching of human skinchig•ger (ˈtʃɪg ər)
n. 1. Also called harvest mite. the six-legged, bloodsucking larva of a mite of the family Trombiculidae, parasitic on vertebrates. 2. chigoe. [1735–45, Amer.; variant of chigoe] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | harvest mite - larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritationredbug, chigger, jiggertrombiculid - mite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial vertebratesgenus Trombicula, Trombicula - type genus of the family Trombiculidae |
TranslationsEncyclopediaSeemiteharvest mite
mite [mīt] any arthropod of the order Acarina except the ticks; they are characterized by minute size, usually transparent or semitransparent body, and other features distinguishing them from the ticks. They may be free living or parasitic on animals or plants, and may produce various irritations of the skin.chigger mite (harvest mite) chigger.itch mite (mange mite) Sarcoptes scabiei.harvest miten. See chigger.mite (mit) A minute arachnid of the order Acarina. Some mites are parasitic and cause asthma, mange, and scabies; others are vectors of disease organisms and are intermediate hosts for certain cestodes. dust miteA species, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinum or D. farinae, that ingests shed human skin cells. The mite is a common cause of allergic reactions. follicle miteDemodex folliculorum.harvest miteChigger.itch mite See: Sarcoptes; scabiesmange miteAny mite of the families Sarcoptidae and Psoroptidae, which causes mange in many species of animals. See: mange; scabiesred miteChigger.harvest mite
Related to harvest mite: Chiggers, Scabies miteSynonyms for harvest mitenoun larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritationSynonymsRelated Words- trombiculid
- genus Trombicula
- Trombicula
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