follicle mite
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Related to follicle mite: Demodex folliculorum, Eyelash mite
follicle mite
n.
Any of various tiny mites of the genus Demodex that infest the hair follicles of mammals.
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fol′licle mite`
n.
any mite of the family Demodicidae, parasitic in hair follicles of various mammals, including humans.
[1920–25]
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