harvest mite en · NOUN
Meanings
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Any of various mites of family Trombiculidae that inhabit forests and grasslands and which, in their larval stage, attach to various animals including humans and feed on skin, often causing itching.
I wonder what I look like to the intrepid harvest mite, with his six red hungry legs, nosing through the crusted dirt of the Via Solis to find a soft pouch of blood at the base of my forefinger?
2021, A. K. Blakemore, The Manningtree Witches, Granta Books, page 181:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| harvest mites | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
chigger (in the larva stage) · harvest tick (Trombicula) · trombiculid mite (Trombicula) · berry bug (Trombicula) · red bug (Trombicula) · harvest bug (Trombicula) · scrub-itch mite (Trombicula) · harvest louse (Trombicula)
Translations (15)
es ácaro rojo (harvest mite) · de Herbstmilbe (harvest mite) · pl lądzień (harvest mite) · hu bársonyatka (harvest mite) · nl oogstmijt (harvest mite) · fi samettipunkki (harvest mite) · de Grasmilbe (harvest mite) · ja ツツガムシ (harvest mite) · fr aoutat (harvest mite) · es ácaro de la cosecha (harvest mite) · bg кърлеж (harvest mite) · fr aoûtat (harvest mite) · de Herbstgrasmilbe (harvest mite) · ro păducel (harvest mite) · ota قورداشن (harvest mite)