ˌfiləˈkäpˌtēz noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from phyll- + -coptes (from Greek koptein to cut off) — more at capon
: a genus of eriophyid mites containing several that attack various economically important plants
ˌfiləˈkäpˌtēz noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from phyll- + -coptes (from Greek koptein to cut off) — more at capon
: a genus of eriophyid mites containing several that attack various economically important plants
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012