释义 |
Red mite
(Zool.) | See Red spider, below. |
See also: Red EncyclopediaSeechiggerred mite
chig·ger (chig'ĕr) The six-legged larva of Trombicula species; a bloodsucking stage of mites that includes the vectors of scrub typhus.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. |