poultry mite
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poultry mite — noun : chicken mite … Useful english dictionary
poultry tick — noun 1. : chicken tick 2. : chicken mite … Useful english dictionary
chicken mite — chick·en mite .chik ən n a small mite of the genus Dermanyssus (D. gallinae) that infests poultry esp. in warm regions called also poultry mite * * * Dermanyssus gallinae … Medical dictionary
tropical fowl mite — noun : a poultry mite (Bdellonyssus bursa) that infests chickens and turkeys in warm regions of the New World including parts of southern United States … Useful english dictionary
chicken mite — noun : a small mite (Dermanyssus gallinae) infesting poultry especially in warm regions * * * chicken mite, a mite that burrows into the skin of fowls, causing loss of vigor and development; chicken tick. Sometimes these mites infest human beings … Useful english dictionary
Egg mite — Egg Egg ([e^]g), n. [OE., fr. Icel. egg; akin to AS. [ae]g (whence OE. ey), Sw. [ a]gg, Dan. [ae]g, G. & D. ei, and prob. to OSlav. aje, jaje, L. ovum, Gr. w,o n, Ir. ugh, Gael. ubh, and perh. to L. avis bird. Cf. {Oval}.] 1. (Popularly) The oval … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
northern fowl mite — n a parasitic mite (Ornithonyssus sylviarum, family Macronyssidae) that is a pest of birds and esp. poultry and pigeons in both Europe and No. America * * * Ornithonyssus sylviarum … Medical dictionary
northern fowl mite — noun : a parasitic mite (Ornithonyssus silviarum) of the family Laelaptidae that is a serious pest of poultry, pigeons, and other birds in both Europe and No. America called also fowl mite … Useful english dictionary
depluming mite — noun : an itch mite (Knemidokoptes gallinae) that attacks poultry feeding about the bases of the feathers and causing a mangy condition … Useful english dictionary
quill mite — noun : a mite (Syringophilus bipectinatus) that lives in the shafts of the primary wing feathers of poultry … Useful english dictionary
