- rat mite
- rat mite n a widely distributed mite of the genus Ornithonyssus (O. bacoti syn. Bdellonyssus bacoti) that usu. feeds on rodents but may cause dermatitis in and transmit typhus to humans
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see Ornithonyssus.
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rat mite — n. a widespread tropical mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti) of the same order (Parasitiformes) as ticks: it is carried by rats and can cause skin inflammations or transmit typhus to human beings by its bite * * * … Universalium
rat mite — n. a widespread tropical mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti) of the same order (Parasitiformes) as ticks: it is carried by rats and can cause skin inflammations or transmit typhus to human beings by its bite … English World dictionary
rat mite dermatitis — dermatitis resulting from the bite of the rat mite, Ornithonyssus bacoti … Medical dictionary
rat mite — noun : a widely distributed mite (Bdellonyssus bacoti) formerly limited to warm regions but rapidly spreading into more temperate areas that sometimes causes severe dermatitis in man and is a vector of epidemic typhus particularly in the Orient … Useful english dictionary
tropical rat mite — n a widely distributed mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti of the family Macronyssidae) that is primarily a parasite of rodents but sometimes bites humans causing painful itching and irritation and that has been implicated as a vector or potential vector… … Medical dictionary
tropical rat mite — noun : a widely distributed mite (Bdellomyssus bacoti or a closely related species) that is primarily a parasite of rodents but sometimes bites humans causing painful itching and irritation and that has been implicated as a vector or potential… … Useful english dictionary
mite — mite1 /muyt/, n. any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods. Also called acarid. [bef. 1000; ME myte, OE mite;… … Universalium
mite — A minute arthropod of the order Acarina, a vast assemblage of parasitic and (primarily) free living organisms. Most are still undescribed, and only a relatively small number are of medical or veterinary importance as vectors or intermediate hosts … Medical dictionary
Wood mite — Wood Wood, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi?r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; frequently … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bush rat — Wood Wood, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi?r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; frequently … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
