Scheloribates
noun
Schel·orib·a·tes
ˌskeləˈribəˌtēz
: a genus or oribatid mites containing some that are intermediate hosts of several tapeworms of ruminants
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from schel- (probably from Greek schelides ribs of beef) + Oribates (synonym of Oribata, type genus of the mite family Oribatidae); akin to Greek skelos leg