SPIDER MITE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Web-spinning mite that attacks garden plants and fruit trees

Synonyms:

spider mite; tetranychid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("spider mite" is a kind of...):

mite (any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spider mite"):

Panonychus ulmi; red spider; red spider mite (small web-spinning mite; a serious orchard pest)

Holonyms ("spider mite" is a member of...):

family Tetranychidae; Tetranychidae (plant-feeding mites)