- scheloribates
- \\ˌskeləˈribəˌtēz\ noun
Usage: capitalizedEtymology: New Latin, from schel- (probably from Greek schelides ribs of beef) + Oribates (synonym of Oribata, type genus of the mite family Oribatidae); akin to Greek skelos leg — more at cylinder, oribatoidea: a genus or oribatid mites containing some that are intermediate hosts of several tapeworms of ruminants
Useful english dictionary. 2012.