phytoseiid
/ˈfʌɪtəseɪɪd/Zoology
adjective
Designating an arachnid of the family Phytoseiidae, comprising small mites which are wholly or largely predatory.
noun
A phytoseiid mite.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Canadian Entomologist. From scientific Latin Phytoseius, genus name + -id, after scientific Latin Phytoseiidae, family name.