Analgesidae
plural noun
An·al·ges·i·dae
ˌanᵊlˈjesədē
: a large family of small soft-bodied blind mites that live on birds especially on the feathers
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Analges, type genus (from Greek analgēs painless, from an- + -algēs, from algos pain) + -idae
First Known Use
1910, in the meaning defined above