Tarsonemidae

plural noun

Tar·​so·​nemi·​dae

ˌtärsəˈneməˌdē,

-nēm-

: a family of small soft-bodied usually pale-colored mites including some that suck the juices of plants and others that are predaceous on insects and other minute animals

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Tarsonemus, type genus + -idae

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