"spider mite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spider mites [plural]
Etymology: From the silk webbing spun by some species. Head templates: {{en-noun}} spider mite (plural spider mites)
  1. Any of the mite family Tetranychidae. Wikipedia link: spider mite Categories (lifeform): Mites and ticks

Inflected forms

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