fowl mite

fowl mite

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Dermanyssus gallinae.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • fowl mite — noun 1. : chicken mite 2. : northern fowl mite …   Useful english dictionary

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  • northern fowl mite — noun : a parasitic mite (Ornithonyssus silviarum) of the family Laelaptidae that is a serious pest of poultry, pigeons, and other birds in both Europe and No. America called also fowl mite …   Useful english dictionary

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  • tropical fowl mite — Ornithonyssus bursa …   Medical dictionary

  • mite — 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 …   Medical dictionary

  • subcutaneous mite — noun : a widely distributed mite (Laminosioptes cysticola) that is an internal parasite of the fowl, turkey, goose, and some other birds …   Useful english dictionary

  • acarid — /ak euh rid/, n. 1. an acarine, esp. a mite of the family Acaridae. adj. 2. of or pertaining to an acarid. [1875 80; ACAR(US) + ID2] * * * ▪ arachnid Introduction       any member of the subgroup of the arthropod class Arachnida that includes the …   Universalium

  • Ornithonyssus — 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… …   Medical dictionary

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