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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
harvest-tick ; especially, a mite of the genus Trombidium or family Trombidiidæ.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun any of various mites of the genus Trombicula. Inhabiting forests and grasslands, in their larval stage they attach to various animals including humans and feed on skin, often causing itching.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
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