web-spinning mite
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red spider mite — noun small web spinning mite; a serious orchard pest • Syn: ↑red spider, ↑Panonychus ulmi • Hypernyms: ↑spider mite, ↑tetranychid • Member Holonyms: ↑Panonychus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Red mite — Red Red, a. [Compar. {Redder} ( d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[ a]d, re[ o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries. r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw. r[ o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r[ a]uds, W. rhudd,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
red mite — Red Red, a. [Compar. {Redder} ( d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[ a]d, re[ o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries. r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw. r[ o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r[ a]uds, W. rhudd,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spider mite — noun web spinning mite that attacks garden plants and fruit trees • Syn: ↑tetranychid • Hypernyms: ↑mite • Hyponyms: ↑red spider, ↑red spider mite, ↑Panonychus ulmi … Useful english dictionary
two-spotted spider mite — noun also two spotted mite : a widely distributed plant feeding mite (Tetranychus bimaculatus) that feeds on various usually herbaceous plants but is sometimes a serious pest in orchards * * * /tooh spot id/ a widespread web spinning mite,… … Useful english dictionary
two-spotted spider mite — /tooh spot id/ a widespread web spinning mite, Tetranychus urticae, that is a pest of fruit trees and houseplants. [1945 50] * * * … Universalium
spider mite — any of numerous, variously colored web spinning mites of the family Tetranychidae, many of which are pests of garden plants and fruit trees. [1865 70] * * * or red spider Any plant feeding mite in the family Tetranychidae, common pests on… … Universalium
spider mite — spi′der mite n. ivt any of numerous, variously colored, web spinning mites of the family Tetranychidae, many of which are pests of garden plants and fruit trees • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
spider mite — noun Date: 1870 any of various small web spinning mites (family Tetranychidae) that include destructive pests of plants called also red spider … New Collegiate Dictionary
Spider mite — Spider Spi der, n.[OE. spi[thorn]re, fr. AS. spinnan to spin; so named from spinning its web; cf. D. spin a spider, G. spinne, Sw. spindel. See {Spin}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of arachnids comprising the order Araneina. Spiders … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
