sugar mite

noun

A mite that infests unrefined sugar, such as those of genus Glycyphagus.

Meanings

nounsugar mite (plural sugar mites)

plural sugar mites

  1. A mite that infests unrefined sugar, such as those of genus Glycyphagus.
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