bryobia

English

Alternative forms

  • Bryobia (maintaining capitalization from the genus name)

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Bryobia.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /bɹaɪˈoʊ.bi.ə/
  • Rhymes: -əʊbiə

Noun

bryobia (plural bryobias)

  1. (arachnology, taxonomy) A spider mite of the genus Bryobia.
    • 1921, H. E. Ewing, “New Nearctic Spider Mites of the Family Tetranychidae.”, in Proceedings of the United States National Museum‎[1], volume 59, archived from the original on 4 June 2024, page 662:
      Descriptions of these two new Bryobias are here given:
    • 1953, G. S. Roosje and J. B. M. van Dinther, “The genus Bryobia and the species Bryobia praetiosa Koch”, in Natuurtijdschriften‎[2], archived from the original on 13 April 2024, page 333:
      All other known Bryobias hibernate in the egg stage.
    • 2002, “Date Palm”, in Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics‎[3], 1st edition, Naturland e.V., archived from the original on 12 August 2023, II Special section: Organic Date Palm Cultivation, page 9:
      Bryobias infest the leaves and unripe fruits.

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