| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌdərməˈnisəs noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from all- + derma- + -nyssus (from Greek nyssein to prick)
: a genus of bloodsucking mites parasitic on rodents including a species ( A. sanguineus ) that has been implicated as a vector of rickettsialpox in man