trombiculid

Noun
  1. Mite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial vertebrates (synset 101783337)
    is a type of: mite - any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods
    subtypes: chigger, harvest mite, jigger, redbug - larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
    belongs to: family trombiculidae, trombiculidae - mites

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