Syringophilus

noun

Syr·​in·​goph·​i·​lus

ˌsiriŋˈgäfələs

: a genus of parasitic mites that live inside the quills of bird feathers in Europe and North America

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from syring- + -philus

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