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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various mites of the family Eriophyidae that cause the formation of galls in plants.
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- noun Any
mite of the Eriophyidae family of more than 200 genera, which live as plantparasites , commonly causing galls or other damage to the plant tissues.
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