tropical rat mite
1tropical 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… …
2tropical 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… …
3rat 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 * * * …
4rat 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 …
5mite — 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 …
6Ornithonyssus — A genus of bird and rodent mites; species include O. bacoti, the tropical rat mite, a possible vector of murine typhus and a cause of human dermatitis; O. bursa, the tropical fowl mite; and O. sylviarum, the northern fowl mite. [G. ornis (ornith… …
7Ornithonyssus bacoti — the rat mite or tropical rat mite, a species whose bite may cause rat mite dermatitis; it also experimentally transmits murine typhus …
8dermanyssidae — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈnisəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Dermanyssus, type genus + idae : a family of parasitic mites having the chelicerae adapted for piercing and including several economically important forms (as the chicken …
9bdellonyssus — ˌdeləˈnisəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from bdell + nyssus (from Greek nyssein, nyttein to prick, sting) more at numen : a genus of mites (family Dermanyssidae) parasitic on vertebrates and including serious pests (as B. bursa… …
10Ornithonyssus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnid …
