cheese mite

noun

1. a white soft-bodied free-living mite, Tyrophagus (or Tyroglyphus ) longior, sometimes found in decaying cheese

Example Sentences

Another common genus is Tyroglyphus, which includes the common cheese mite, T. siro.

From Project Gutenberg

Of these the most commonly met with is Tyroglyphus siro, the cheese-mite.

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The cheese-mite can hardly be seen without the aid of the microscope.

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