Leptotrombidium

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Translingual

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Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin, fine, small”) +‎ Italian tromba (“trumpet”) +‎ -idium (taxonomic suffix), referring to the hypostome of the arthropod.

Proper noun

Leptotrombidium n

A taxonomic genus within the family Trombiculidae – mites whose bite can cause scrub typhus in humans.

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; Anystina - infraorder; Trombiculoidea - superfamily; Trombiculidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Leptotrombidium deliense - species

References

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