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gall mite

noun

  1. a mite of the family Eriophyidae that feeds on plant juices, damaging buds, leaves, and twigs and causing galls and other deformities.

gall mite

noun

  1. any of various plant-feeding mites of the family Phytoptidae that cause galls or blisters on buds, leaves, or fruit
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gall mite1

First recorded in 1880–85

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