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mite

[maɪt] n
environ. acarien m
nat.sc., agric. acariens m (Acaridae, Acarina); ciron m (Acaridae, Acarina)
mites n
environ., engl. mites m
nat.res. mites m (Acari)
zool. acariens m (Acari)
mite An order of small Arachnida with rounded bodies. Mites are very abundant in the soil, feeding on plant material and invertebrate animals. Some parasitic mites (e.g. red spider) damage crops and can be serious pests. Others cause diseases in animals. Ticks are blood-suckers, some being vectors of diseases such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever in humans and fowls, and louping ill in cattle and sheep [maɪt] n
environ. acarien m
 English thesaurus
MITE [maɪt] abbr.
abbr., astronaut. Micro Tactical Expendable (ZNIXM)
abbr., avia. military industry technical manual; magnetic tape terminal equipment
abbr., el. megapixel imaging technology; mobile intelligent targeting element; multiple input terminal equipment
mil. master instrumentation timing equipment; microelectronic integrated test equipment; miniaturized integrated telephone equipment; missile integration terminal equipment
MITES abbr.
abbr., earth.sc. Miniature Interferometer Terminals for Earth Surveying
MITEs abbr.
abbr., genet. miniature inverted repeat transposable elements
mite
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Agriculture23
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Entomology161
Food industry1
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Life sciences4
Medical23
Name of organization1
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Natural sciences136
Pest control11
Veterinary medicine23
Zoology1

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