Meanings
nounbryobia (plural bryobias)
plural bryobias
- arachnologyA spider mite of the genus Bryobia.
Bryobias infest the leaves and unripe fruits.
2002, “Date Palm”, in Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics, 1st edition, Naturland e.V., archived from the original on 12 Aug 2023, II Special section: Organic Date Palm Cultivation, page 92 more examples
Descriptions of these two new Bryobias are here given:
1921, H. E. Ewing, “New Nearctic Spider Mites of the Family Tetranychidae.”, in Proceedings of the United States National Museum, volume 59, archived from the original on 04 Jun 2024, page 662All other known Bryobias hibernate in the egg stage.
1953, G. S. Roosje and J. B. M. van Dinther, “The genus Bryobia and the species Bryobia praetiosa Koch”, in Natuurtijdschriften, archived from the original on 13 Apr 2024, page 333
Origin
- translingualBryobia
- Englishbryobia
Borrowed from translingual Bryobia.
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Rhymes with bryobia
phobiahomophobiaxenophobiaagoraphobiaclaustrophobiaaphobiaZenobiaphotophobiaarachnophobiaacrophobiahydrophobiaablutophobiaacephobiaacousticophobiaadverbophobiaaerophobiaagraphobiaaibohphobiaaichmophobiaalgophobiaaltophobiaamathophobiaamaxophobiaambulophobia
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APA
bryobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bryobia
MLA
“bryobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bryobia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bryobia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bryobia.
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