flour mite

noun

The mite Acarus siro, a pest of stored grains and flour.

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Meanings

nounflour mite (plural flour mites)

plural flour mites

  1. The mite Acarus siro, a pest of stored grains and flour.

Origin

From flour + mite, due to their nature of being in flour.

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Translations

French tyroglyphe de la farine
  • tyroglyphe de la farineAcarus siro
Polish rozkruszek mączny
  • rozkruszek mącznyAcarus siro
Portuguese ácaro-da-farinha, oução
  • ácaro-da-farinhaAcarus siro
  • ouçãoAcarus siro
Russian мучной клещ
  • мучной клещAcarus siro
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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