Allodermanyssus

noun

Al·​lo·​der·​ma·​nys·​sus

: a genus of blood sucking mites parasitic on rodents including a species (A. sanguineus) that has been implicated as a vector of rickettsial pox in humans

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from all- + derma- + -nyssus (from Greek nyssein to prick)

First Known Use

circa 1961, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for Allodermanyssus

• electrophoresis
• neurohypophysis
• abscissas
• narcissus
• symphysis
• adenohypophysis
• apophysis
• diaphysis
• dionysus
• epiphysis
• hemolysis
• hypophysis