"cheese mite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cheese mites [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cheese mite (plural cheese mites)
  1. Any of several species of mite that thrive on the surface of cheese and feed on it. They are used on purpose in production of some types of cheese to give the cheese a distinct flavor. Categories (lifeform): Mites and ticks Related terms: Acaridae Translations (category of mite): àcar del formatge [masculine] (Catalan), 乳酪蟎 (Chinese Mandarin), 乳酪螨 (rǔlàomǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), kaasmijt [feminine] (Dutch), juustulest (Estonian), juustopunkki (Finnish), mite du fromage [feminine] (French), ciron (French), céron [masculine] (French), artison [masculine] (French), artisou [masculine] (French), Käsemilbe [feminine] (German), acaro del formaggio [masculine] (Italian), artison [masculine] (Occitan), cuca [feminine] (Occitan), sautaire [masculine] (Occitan), vara [feminine] (Occitan), vare [masculine] (Occitan), varon [masculine] (Occitan), ácaro-do-queijo [masculine] (Portuguese), ácaro del queso [masculine] (Spanish), ostor [neuter] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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