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red spider

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red spider
n.
Any of various small red mites of the family Tetranychidae that feed on vegetation, causing damage to the leaves. Also called spider mite.

red spider
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) short for red spider mite (see spider mite)
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Noun1.red spider - small web-spinning mitered spider - small web-spinning mite; a serious orchard pest
spider mite, tetranychid - web-spinning mite that attacks garden plants and fruit trees
genus Panonychus, Panonychus - a genus of Tetranychidae


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