Neoschongastia

noun

Neo·​schon·​gas·​tia

¦nē(ˌ)ōˌshän¦gastēə

: a genus of trombiculid mites parasitic in their larval stage on poultry

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ne- + Schongastia, genus of Arachnida, probably from the name Schöngast + New Latin -ia

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