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rat mite

rat mite
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rat mahyt]
    • /ræt maɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rat mahyt]
    • /ræt maɪt/

Definition of rat mite words

  • noun rat mite a widespread tropical mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti) of the same order (Parasitiformes) as ticks: it is carried by rats and can cause skin inflammations or transmit typhus to human beings by its bite 0

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Parts of speech for Rat mite

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rat mite popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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