English Explanatory Dictionary

wheal-worm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various insects or arachnids the bites of which produce raised sores.
  2. A harvest mite, Trombicula sp.
  3. A mite of species Acarus autumnalis, synonym of Neotrombicula autumnalis

Word forms

wheal-worm wheal-worms whealworm

Etymology

Compound of wheal + worm, after the pustule or wheal resulting from a bite.

Synonyms

harvest mite chigger red bug harvest bug scarlet mite
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