acarophilous

English

Etymology

From acaro- +‎ -philous.

Adjective

acarophilous (not comparable)

1. (biology, rare) That lives in a symbiosis with mites
2. (botany, rare) That is pollinated by mites
   • 1910 December, Professor G. F. Scott-Elliot M.A. B.Sc. F.L.S., “Mites and Acarodomatia”, in Transactions of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh, volume 24, →DOI, pages 126–135:

     The last-mentioned author has a list of 270 acarophilous species.

See also

• acarinarium
• acarodomatia