book mite

noun

Any number of insects that damage books.

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Meanings

nounbook mite (plural book mites)

plural book mites

  1. informalAny number of insects that damage books.
  2. informalAn avid reader.
  3. Synonym of booklouse.

    Synonyms: booklouse

  4. Synonym of book-scorpion.

    Synonyms: book-scorpion

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of booklouse.

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booklouse

nounSynonym of book-scorpion.

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book-scorpion
Also see
book-scorpion
Cite this entry
APA

book mite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20mite

MLA

“book mite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20mite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “book mite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20mite.

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