Phyllocoptruta

noun

Phyl·​lo·​cop·​tru·​ta

: a genus of eriophyid mites that includes the citrus rust mite

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from phyll- + -coptruta (probably from Greek koptein to cut off)

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