RUST MITE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of several varieties of mite that burrow into plants and cause a reddish-brown discoloration on the leaves or fruit

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Nouns denoting animals

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

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

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