phytoseiid
/ˈfʌɪtəseɪɪd/Zoology
adjective
Designating an arachnid of the family Phytoseiidae, comprising small mites which are wholly or largely predatory.
noun
A phytoseiid mite.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Canadian Entomologist. From scientific Latin Phytoseius, genus name + -id, after scientific Latin Phytoseiidae, family name.
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- put one's finger in the dyke
- put one's finger on something
- put one's foot down
- put one's foot in it (or put one's foot in one's mouth)
- put one's hand in one's pocket
- put one's hands together
- put one's hands up
- put one's head in a noose
- put one's money where one's mouth is
- put one's shirt on
- put one's shoulder to the wheel
- put on flesh
- putonghua
- put on one's thinking cap
- put on (or lose) weight
- put on the dog
- put on the ritz
- put option
- put (or bring or carry) something into effect
- put (or give or set) one's mind to
- put (or have) someone's ass in a sling
- put (or have) the wind up
- put (or lay) one's cards on the table
- put (or lay) one's head (or neck) on the block