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Definition of Oribatid
1. Noun. (zoology) Any of a group of mites of the superfamily ''Oribatoidea'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oribatid
1. any of a family of eyeless mites [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oribatid
Literary usage of Oribatid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1908)
"Our eventual knowledge of oribatid distribution seemed likely, ... Now there
appeared to me reasons for anticipating that the oribatid fauna of widely ..."
2. The Spider Book: A Manual for the Study of the Spiders and Their Near by John Henry Comstock (1912)
"AN oribatid MITE reason they are sometimes termed "beetle mites"; ... The resemblance
of the oribatid mites to beetles is increased by the fact that the ..."
3. The Periodical Cicada by C. L. Marlatt (1907)
"The following are Mr. Banks's determinations of the oribatid material: (1) ...
(6) oribatid nymphs, collected with the last and possibly belonging to the ..."
4. British Oribatidæ by Albert Davidson Michael (1884)
"Very often, if the moss be collected in winter, the oribatid/. ... It must be
remembered in collecting oribatid/.e that they are very averse to light, ..."
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