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Phyllocoptes

noun
Phyl·​lo·​cop·​tes | \ ˌfiləˈkäpˌtēz\

Definition of Phyllocoptes

: a genus of eriophyid mites containing several that attack various economically important plants

History and Etymology for Phyllocoptes

New Latin, from phyll- + -coptes (from Greek koptein to cut off)

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