- European red mite
- noun Date: 1940 a small bright red or brownish-red oval Old World mite (Panonychus ulmi) that is a destructive orchard pest
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European red mite
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European red mite — Europe′an red′ mite′ n. ivt a red to red brown mite, Panonychus ulmi, with white spots and dorsal spines: a widely distributed pest of fruit trees • Etymology: 1965–70 … From formal English to slang
european red mite — noun Usage: usually capitalized E : a very small bright or brownish red oval mite (Panonychus ulmi) that is now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution and is a destructive orchard pest that sucks juices and chlorophyll from the leaves of fruit and… … Useful english dictionary
European red mite — a red to red brown mite, Panonychus ulmi, with white spots and dorsal spines: a widely distributed pest of fruit trees as well as other trees and shrubs. [1965 70] * * * … Universalium
red mite — noun : any of several mites having a red color: as a. : chigger b. : european red mite c. : chicken mite d … Useful english dictionary
red mite — noun Date: 1894 any of several mites having a red color: as a. European red mite b. citrus red mite … New Collegiate Dictionary
Red mite — Red Red, a. [Compar. {Redder} ( d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[ a]d, re[ o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries. r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw. r[ o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r[ a]uds, W. rhudd,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
red mite — Red Red, a. [Compar. {Redder} ( d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[ a]d, re[ o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries. r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw. r[ o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r[ a]uds, W. rhudd,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
citrus red mite — I. noun or citrus red spider : a comparatively large mite (Panonychus citri) resembling the European red mite and being a destructive pest of citrus, feeding on the foliage and turning the leaves speckled or silvery by extracting the chlorophyll… … Useful english dictionary
Red — Red, a. [Compar. {Redder} ( d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[ a]d, re[ o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries. r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw. r[ o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r[ a]uds, W. rhudd, Armor … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Red admiral — Red Red, a. [Compar. {Redder} ( d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[ a]d, re[ o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries. r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw. r[ o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r[ a]uds, W. rhudd,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
