"water mite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: water mites [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} water mite (plural water mites)
  1. (zoology) Any mite of the clade Hydrachnidia. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Mites and ticks Hypernyms: parasitengone

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