ˌnēmə̇dōˈkäp(ˌ)tēz noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek knēmid-, knēmis greave, legging + New Latin -o- + -koptes (from Greek koptein to smite, cut off); akin to Greek knēmē shinbone — more at capon , ham
: a genus of itch mites attacking birds — see depluming mite , scaly-leg mite ; compare scaly leg
• kne·mi·do·kop·tic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷_tik adjective