cy·to·lei·chus \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlīkəs\noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from cyt- + -leichus (probably from Greek leichein to lick, lick up) — more at lick : a genus (the type of the family Cytoleichidae) of parasitic mites including only the air-sac mite (C. nudus)