harvest mite
harvest mite noun: any of various mites of family Trombiculidae that inhabit forests and grasslands and which, in their larval stage, attach to various animals including humans and feed on skin, often causing itching.
Noun
harvest mite (plural harvest mites)
- Any of various mites of family Trombiculidae that inhabit forests and grasslands and which, in their larval stage, attach to various animals including humans and feed on skin, often causing itching.
- I wonder what I look like to the intrepid harvest mite, with his six red hungry legs, nosing through the crusted dirt of the Via Solis to find a soft pouch of blood at the base of my forefinger?2021, A. K. Blakemore, The Manningtree Witches, Granta Books, page 181
- Synonyms:
- chigger, harvest bug, harvest louse, harvest tick, red bug, trombiculid mite, scrub-itch mite, berry bug
Synonyms of harvest mite
- chigger
- harvest bug
- harvest louse
- harvest tick
- red bug
- trombiculid mite
- scrub-itch mite
- berry bug
Forms of harvest mite
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Questions about harvest mite
- What does harvest mite mean?
- Harvest mite means any of various mites of family Trombiculidae that inhabit forests and grasslands and which, in their larval stage, attach to various animals including humans and feed on skin, often causing itching.
- What part of speech is harvest mite?
- Harvest mite is a noun.
- What is the plural of harvest mite?
- The plural of harvest mite is harvest mites.
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