RUST MITE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rust mite mean? 

• RUST MITE (noun)
  The noun RUST MITE has 1 sense:

1. any of several varieties of mite that burrow into plants and cause a reddish-brown discoloration on the leaves or fruit

  Familiarity information: RUST MITE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RUST MITE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several varieties of mite that burrow into plants and cause a reddish-brown discoloration on the leaves or fruit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("rust mite" is a kind of...):

mite (any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods)