-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
-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
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012