glīˈsifəgəs, glə̇ˈ- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from glycy- (from Greek glykys sweet) + -phagus -phagous (from Greek -phagos ) — more at dulcet
: a genus (the type of the family Glycyphagidae) of broad-bodied mites that are often abundant in stored organic material (as dried fruits, hides, and grain) and that sometimes cause a form of grocer's itch in persons handling infested material