Meanings
noundust mite (plural dust mites)
plural dust mites · alternative dustmite
- A microscopically small mite, of the Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, or Dermatophagoides farinae species.
Synonyms: HDM, house dust mite
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA microscopically small mite, of the Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, or Dermatophagoides farinae species.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 塵蟎 /尘螨
- 塵蟎 /尘螨 (chénmǎn)mite of the Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus species
Dutch huisstofmijt
- huisstofmijtmite of the Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus species
Finnish pölypunkki
- pölypunkkimite of the Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus species
French acarien de poussière
- acarien de poussièremite of the Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus species
German Hausstaubmilbe
- Hausstaubmilbemite of the Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus species
Italian acaro della polvere
- acaro della polveremite of the Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus species
Japanese イエダニ
- イエダニ (iedani)mite of the Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus species
Polish roztocz
- roztoczmite of the Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus species
Portuguese ácaro de pó
- ácaro de pómite of the Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus species
Russian пылево́й клещ
- пылево́й клещ (pylevój klešč)mite of the Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus species
Spanish ácaro del polvo
- ácaro del polvomite of the Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus species
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APA
dust mite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dust%20mite
MLA
“dust mite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dust%20mite. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dust mite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dust%20mite.
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