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harvest mite

noun

  1. chigger.

harvest mite

noun

  1. the bright red parasitic larva of any of various free-living mites of the genus Trombicula and related genera, which causes intense itching of human skin

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of harvest mite1

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
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Example Sentences

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Irritating Harvest Mite; the dots underneath indicating the natural size.

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