mite

Noun
  1. is a type of: small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
    subtypes: snuff - a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time
    same as: hint, jot, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch
  2. is a type of: acarine - mite or tick
    subtypes:
    • web-spinning mite - a mite that spins a web
    • acarid - very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants; related to ticks
    • trombidiid - mite that in all stages feeds on other arthropods
    • trombiculid - mite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial vertebrates
    • acarus, genus acarus - any of several mites of the order Acarina
    • itch mite, sarcoptid - whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals
    • rust mite - any of several varieties of mite that burrow into plants and cause a reddish-brown discoloration on the leaves or fruit
    • spider mite, tetranychid - web-spinning mite that attacks garden plants and fruit trees
    belongs to: acarina, order acarina - mites and ticks

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