snout mites

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• snout mite — noun : any of numerous active slender usually reddish mites (family Bdellidae) with well developed and prolonged rostrum …   Useful english dictionary

• Acarina — Taxobox name = Mite| image width = 200px image caption = Peacock mite, Tuckerella sp. regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Chelicerata classis = Arachnida subclassis = Acari subclassis authority = Leach, 1817 subdivision ranks =… …   Wikipedia

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• bdellidae — ˈdeləˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Bdella, type genus (from Greek bdella leech) + idae : a family of mites (order Acarina) comprising the snout mites that feed on insects and on other mites …   Useful english dictionary

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