mite

¹mite

noun \ˈmīt\

Definition of MITE

: any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors

Origin of MITE

Middle English, from Old English mīte; akin to Middle Dutch mite mite, small copper coin

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Insect Terms

drone, entomology, gadfly, pismire, proboscis, vespine

Rhymes with MITE

bight, bite, blight, bright, byte, cite, dight, dite, fight, flight, fright, height, hight, kite, knight, krait, kyte, light, lite, might, night, plight, quite, right, rite, sight, site, sleight, slight, smite, spite, sprite, tight, trite, white, wight, wite, wright, write