red mite

noun

: any of several mites having a red color: such as

a

: european red mite

b

: citrus red mite

Examples of red mite in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These are red mites, not a bug, but an arachnid, which makes them related to spiders. —Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 15 June 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above