rust mite (English, noun)
expansion: rust mite (plural rust mites)
Senses:
glosses: Any of various small mites of family Eriophyidae that burrow in the surface of leaves or fruits usually producing brown or reddish patches, including:
A mite which, by puncturing the rind, causes the rust-coloured patches on citrus fruit.
A pink citrus rust mite (Aculops pelekassi)
glosses: Any of various small mites of family Eriophyidae that burrow in the surface of leaves or fruits usually producing brown or reddish patches, including:
A mite which, by puncturing the rind, causes the rust-coloured patches on citrus fruit.
A citrus rust mite (Phyllocoptruta oleivora).
glosses: Any of various small mites of family Eriophyidae that burrow in the surface of leaves or fruits usually producing brown or reddish patches, including:
A mite of species Aceria anthocoptes, found on Cirsium arvense, (Canada thistle).
Forms:
form: rust mites
tags: plural