noun
Etymology: so called from their hard, shining bodies
: any of numerous free-living mites (superfamily Oribatoidea) that are abundant and widespread in soil and that include several important intermediate hosts of tapeworms of domestic animals
noun
Etymology: so called from their hard, shining bodies
: any of numerous free-living mites (superfamily Oribatoidea) that are abundant and widespread in soil and that include several important intermediate hosts of tapeworms of domestic animals
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012