DERMANYSSUS


Meaning of DERMANYSSUS in English

-ˈnisəs noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from derm- + -nyssus (from Greek nyssein to prick)

: the type genus of Dermanyssidae comprising a number of blood-sucking mites that are parasitic on birds — see chicken mite

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