eriophyid

noun

er·i·o·phy·id ˌer-ē-ˈä-fē-əd How to pronounce eriophyid (audio)

-ē-ə-ˈfī-əd How to pronounce eriophyid (audio)

: any of a large family (Eriophyidae) of minute plant-feeding wormlike mites that have two pairs of legs and include gall mites and rust mites

eriophyid adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The bushes are constantly checked for rosette disease, a lethal virus transmitted by eriophyid mites; and last February, Winter Storm Uri, a blizzard that affected large swaths of the Southwest, wiped out a number of the roses.

New York Times, 2 Nov. 2021 The rose rosette virus is transmitted by an eriophyid mite and through grafts.

oregonlive, 2 May 2021 Be sure to use a miticide that will control eriophyid mites.

Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 6 Sep. 2020 Be sure to use a miticide that will control eriophyid mites.

Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 6 Sep. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

ultimately from Greek erion wool + phyē growth; akin to Greek physis growth — more at physics

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

单词	eriophyid
释义	eriophyid noun er·i·o·phy·id ˌer-ē-ˈä-fē-əd -ē-ə-ˈfī-əd : any of a large family (Eriophyidae) of minute plant-feeding wormlike mites that have two pairs of legs and include gall mites and rust mites eriophyid adjective Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The bushes are constantly checked for rosette disease, a lethal virus transmitted by eriophyid mites; and last February, Winter Storm Uri, a blizzard that affected large swaths of the Southwest, wiped out a number of the roses. New York Times, 2 Nov. 2021 The rose rosette virus is transmitted by an eriophyid mite and through grafts. oregonlive, 2 May 2021 Be sure to use a miticide that will control eriophyid mites. Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 6 Sep. 2020 Be sure to use a miticide that will control eriophyid mites. Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 6 Sep. 2020 Be sure to use a miticide that will control eriophyid mites. Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 6 Sep. 2020 Be sure to use a miticide that will control eriophyid mites. Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 6 Sep. 2020 Be sure to use a miticide that will control eriophyid mites. Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 6 Sep. 2020 Be sure to use a miticide that will control eriophyid mites. Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 6 Sep. 2020 See More Word History Etymology ultimately from Greek erion wool + phyē growth; akin to Greek physis growth — more at physics First Known Use 1942, in the meaning defined above
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