Demodex
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Demodex canis
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek δημός (dēmós, “fat”, noun) + δήξ (dḗx, “worm in wood”).
Proper noun
Demodex f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Demodecidae – certain very small parasitic mites.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Acari - subclass; Acariformes - superorder; Trombidiformes - order ; Prostigmata - suborder; Eleutherengona - cohort; Cheyletoidea - superfamily; Demodecidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Demodex acutipes, Demodex aelleni, Demodex agrarii, Demodex ailuropodae, Demodex antechini, Demodex apodemi, Demodex aries, Demodex artibei, Demodex arvicolae, Demodex aurati, Demodex bovis, Demodex brevis, Demodex canis, Demodex caprae, Demodex caballi, Demodex cati, Demodex cornei, Demodex criceti, Demodex equi, Demodex erminae, Demodex folliculorum, Demodex gapperi, Demodex gatoi, Demodex injai, Demodex mystacina, Demodex novazelandica, Demodex ovis, Demodex phyloides, Demodex zalophi (selected species)
References
Demodex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Demodex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
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