Microtrombidium

Microtrombidium

(mī'krō-trom-bid'ē-ŭm), A genus of chigger or harvest mites that cause severe itching from the presence of the larval stage (chigger) in the skin. [micro- + Mod. L. trombidium, a timid one]

Mi·cro·trom·bid·i·um

(mī'krō-trom-bid'ē-ŭm) A genus of chigger or harvest mites that causes severe itching from the presence of the larval stage (chigger) in the skin. [micro- + Mod. L. trombidium, a timid one]