rust mite

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Noun

rust mite (plural rust mites)

1. Aceria anthocoptes, a mite of the family Eriophyidae found on Cirsium arvense, the Canada thistle
2. A mite which, by puncturing the rind, causes the rust-coloured patches on citrus fruit
   1. A pink citrus rust mite (Aculops pelekassi)
   2. A citrus rust mite (Phyllocoptruta oleivora).

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