Carpoglyphus

Carpoglyphus

(kar'pō-glif'us), A genus of mites including Carpoglyptus passularum, the fruit mite, which causes a dermatitis in handlers of dried fruit. [G. karpos, fruit, + glyphō, , to carve]

Car·po·gly·phus

(kahr-pō-glif'ŭs) A genus of mites including C. passularum, the fruit mite, which causes a form of dermatitis among handlers of dried fruit. [G. karpos, fruit, + glyphō, to carve]