Meanings
nouncheese mite (plural cheese mites)
plural cheese mites
- Any of several species of mite that thrive on the surface of cheese and feed on it. They are used on purpose in producing certain cheeses to give a distinct flavor.
Translations
Catalan àcar del formatge
- àcar del formatgecategory of mite
Chinese Mandarin 乳酪蟎 /乳酪螨, 起司蟎 /起司螨
- 乳酪蟎 /乳酪螨 (rǔlàomǎn)category of mite
- 起司蟎 /起司螨 (qǐsī mǎn)category of mite
Dutch kaasmijt
- kaasmijtcategory of mite
Estonian juustulest
- juustulestcategory of mite
Finnish juustopunkki
- juustopunkkicategory of mite
French mite du fromage, ciron
- mite du fromagecategory of mite
- cironcategory of mite
- céroncategory of mite
- artisoncategory of mite
- artisoucategory of mite
German Käsemilbe
- Käsemilbecategory of mite
Italian acaro del formaggio
- acaro del formaggiocategory of mite
Portuguese ácaro-do-queijo
- ácaro-do-queijocategory of mite
Russian сы́рный клещ
- сы́рный клещ (sýrnyj klešč)category of mite
Spanish ácaro del queso
- ácaro del quesocategory of mite
Swedish ostor
- ostorcategory of mite
Cite this entry
APA
cheese mite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheese%20mite
MLA
“cheese mite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheese%20mite. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cheese mite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheese%20mite.
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