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Fomites
Fomes Fo"mes, n.; pl. Fomites. [L. fomes, -itis, touch-wood, tinder.] (Med.) Any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing, retaining, and transporting contagious or infectious germs; as, woolen clothes are said to be active fomites.
Hermitess
Hermitess Her"mit*ess, n. A female hermit. --Coleridge.
Pentremites
Pentremites Pen`tre*mi"tes, n. [NL., from Gr. ? five + L. remus an oar.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of crinoids belonging to the Blastoidea. They have five petal-like ambulacra.
Potamites
Potamian Po*ta"mi*an, n. [Gr. ? river.] (Zo["o]l.) A river tortoise; one of a group of tortoises (Potamites, or Trionychoidea) having a soft shell, webbed feet, and a sharp beak. See Trionyx.
Termites
Termes Ter"mes (t[~e]r"m[=e]z), n.; pl. Termites (-m[i^]*t[=e]z). [L. termes, tarmes, -itis, a woodworm. Cf. Termite.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of Pseudoneuroptera including the white ants, or termites. See Termite.
Termites
Termite Ter"mite, n.; pl. Termites. [F. See Termes.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of pseudoneoropterous insects belonging to Termes and allied genera; -- called also white ant. See Illust. of White ant. Note: They are very abundant in tropical countries, and are noted for their destructive habits, their large nests, their remarkable social instincts, and their division of labor among the polymorphic individuals of several kinds. Besides the males and females, each nest has ordinary workers, and large-headed individuals called soldiers.

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- Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods). Mites span two large orders of arachnids, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically...
- House dust mites (HDM, or simply dust mites) are various species of acariform mites belonging to the family Pyroglyphidae that are found in ****ociation...
- Demodex brevis, both frequently referred to as eyelash mites, alternatively face mites or skin mites. Different species of animals host different species...
- Over 2,000 MITES alumni have taken part in the program over the past 41 years. Nearly 30% of MITES alumni have matriculated to MIT. Those MITES students...
- Cheese mites are mites (for instance Tyrophagus casei or other species) that are used to produce such cheeses as Milbenkäse, Cantal and Mimolette. The...
- Ear mites are mites that live in the ears of animals. The most commonly seen species in veterinary medicine is Otodectes cynotis (Gk. oto=ear, dectes=biter...
- (/ˈmeɪndʒ/) is a type of skin disease caused by parasitic mites. Because various species of mites also infect plants, birds and reptiles, the term "mange"...
- Spider mites are members of the family Tetranychidae, which includes about 1,200 species. They are part of the subclass Acari (mites). Spider mites generally...
- symptoms of scabies are due to an allergic reaction to the mites. Often, only between 10 and 15 mites are involved in an infection. Scabies is most often spread...
- and then mature into adult mites. The adult mites live three to four w****s in the host's skin. The action of the mites moving within the skin and on...