Knemidokoptes
Translation of "knemidokoptes" into Russian
knemidokoptes
NounUK
/nɛˌmɪdəʊˈkɒptɪz/
US
/nɛˌmɪdəˈkɑːpˌtiːz/
knemidokoptes / pl
knemidokopteses pl
Knemidokoptes is a genus of mites that affects birds.
Кнемидокоптес - это род клещей, который поражает птиц.
Definitions
knemidokoptes
NounUK
/nɛˌmɪdəʊˈkɒptɪz/
US
/nɛˌmɪdəˈkɑːpˌtiːz/
Any mite of the genus Knemidokoptes that parasitises birds, causing scaly leg or scaly face.
Microscopic examination revealed several knemidokoptes on the budgerigar's beak.
Knemidokoptes
Proper nounA taxonomic genus within the family Knemidokoptidae comprising parasitic mites that infest birds and cause scaly leg or scaly face.
Knemidokoptes is the genus responsible for scaly leg in many domestic fowl.