noun
mite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial vertebrates
• Hypernyms: ↑mite
• Hyponyms: ↑harvest mite, ↑chigger, ↑jigger, ↑redbug
• Member Holonyms: ↑Trombiculidae, ↑family Trombiculidae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.