ˌpräk(ˌ)tōfə̇ˈlädəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Proctophyllodes, type genus (from proct- + Greek phyllōdēs resembling a leaf, from phyll- + -ōdēs -ode) + -idae
: a widely distributed family of feather mites
ˌpräk(ˌ)tōfə̇ˈlädəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Proctophyllodes, type genus (from proct- + Greek phyllōdēs resembling a leaf, from phyll- + -ōdēs -ode) + -idae
: a widely distributed family of feather mites
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012