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Another word for mite

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mite

n.

parasite, bug, tick; see insect, vermin.

Types of mites include: clover, dust, flour, follicle, house, itch, cheese, blister, chicken.

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Another word for mite

noun

A tiny amount:

bit¹, crumb, dab¹, dash, dot, dram, drop, fragment, grain, iota, jot, minim, modicum, molecule, ort, ounce, particle, scrap¹, scruple, shred, smidgen, speck, tittle, trifle, whit. (Chiefly British) spot. See big

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She's been a mite tired lately.
Things were always a mite close.
"Looks like it's going to be a mite empty around here in the next few days," Fred continued as he began washing the plates.
The same naturalist describes the association with Lasius of small mites (Antennophorus) which are carried about by the worker ants, one of which may have a mite beneath her mouth, and another on either side of her abdomen.
Besides," he added, "Mrs. Glass was getting a mite too friendly and she's not much of a cook."

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