Phrase Hound found 26 phrases and 43 compound words that contain mites. The most common are listed below. Open mites in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 26
- dust mitesplural of dust mite: A microscopically small mite, of the Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, or Dermatophagoides farinae species.
- cheese mitesplural of cheese mite: Any of several species of mite that thrive on the surface of cheese and feed on it. They are used on purpose in producing certain cheeses to give a distinct flavor.
- harvest mitesplural of harvest mite: 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.
- moss mitesplural of moss mite: beetle mite, a mite of the order Oribatida.
- spider mitesplural of spider mite: Any of the mite family Tetranychidae.
- quill mitesplural of quill mite: A syringophilid.
- eyelash mitesplural of eyelash mite: A tiny parasitic mite, either Demodex folliculorum or Demodex brevis, living in or near the hair follicles of mammals.
- house dust mitesplural of house dust mite: A microscopically small mite, of the Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, or Dermatophagoides farinae species.
- red spider mitesplural of red spider mite: Tetranychus urticae.
- two-spotted spider mitesplural of two-spotted spider mite: Tetranychus urticae.
- beetle mitesplural of beetle mite: Any of many species of mites of the order Oribatida.
- book mitesplural of book mite: Any number of insects that damage books.
- broad mitesplural of broad mite: The mite Polyphagotarsonemus latus.
- concrete mitesplural of concrete mite: A red mite of the genus Balaustium.
- flour mitesplural of flour mite: The mite Acarus siro, a pest of stored grains and flour.
- gall mitesplural of gall mite: Any mite of the more than 200 genera of the family Eriophyidae, which live as plant parasites, commonly causing galls or other damage to the plant tissues.
- itch mitesplural of itch mite: Sarcoptes scabiei, a parasitic arthropod that burrows into the skin and causes scabies.
- peacock mitesplural of peacock mite: A tropical pest of the genus Tuckerella, with elaborate ornamentations adorning the dorsal surface of their bodies.
- red mitesplural of red mite: Any of species Dermanyssus gallinae, an ectoparasitic mite of poultry.
- rust mitesplural of rust mite: Any of various small mites of family Eriophyidae that burrow in the surface of leaves or fruits usually producing brown or reddish patches, including:
- sugar mitesplural of sugar mite: A mite that infests unrefined sugar, such as those of genus Glycyphagus.
- water mitesplural of water mite: Any mite of the clade Hydracarina (syn. Hydrachnidia).
- follicle mitesplural of follicle mite: eyelash mite
- rabbit ear mitesplural of rabbit ear mite: A parasite, Psoroptes cuniculi, that causes cheyletiellosis and psoroptic mange in rabbits.
- red velvet mitesplural of red velvet mite: Any of several species of mites in the family Trombidiidae, which are covered in bright-red, velvety hairs, and some of which are large enough to be mistaken for spiders.
Compound words 43
- termitesplural of termite: A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.
- Edomitesplural of Edomite: A person descended from Esau (Edom).
- adamitesplural of adamite: A descendant of Adam; a human being.
- alumitesplural of alumite: A gray whitish, water-soluble mineral, potassium aluminium sulphate; the natural source of alum, KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆.
- ankaramitesplural of ankaramite: A specific type of volcanic rock
- Annamitesplural of Annamite: The Vietnamese language.
- anomitesplural of anomite: A form of biotite in which the plane of the optic axis is perpendicular to the plane of symmetry.
- Aramitesplural of Aramite: An Aramaean.
- bookmitesplural of bookmite: Any number of insects that damage books.
- bromitesplural of bromite: The univalent anion BrO₂⁻