i Register
In some senses, wheal-worm is marked as archaic, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
wheal-worm
noun 3
Collocations
3ADJ.
harvest-bug
VERB + WHEAL-WORM
mite
WHEAL-WORM + NOUN
acarus, n, rouget
Definitions
noun
1
Any of various insects or arachnids the bites of which produce raised sores.
It may be ſome will think it impoſſible for theſe Wheal-worms to breed between the eyes; but we ſee it is ſo, and we finde it was done ſo formerly
2
A harvest mite, Trombicula sp.
wheal-worm, n 1. The itch-mite acarus scabiei 2. The acarine Leptus autumnalis, or some similar harvest-bug: so named from the wheals or pimples left by its bite. See cut under harvest-mite.
3
A mite of species Acarus autumnalis (ppsynonym]] of Neotrombicula autumnalis
ACARUS AUTUMNALIS. Harvest-bug. Mower's Mite. Wheal-worm. Rouget. The acarus autumnalis is scarcely larger than the acarus scabiei
Thesaurus
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
301
It may be ſome will think it impoſſible for theſe Wheal-worms to breed between the eyes; but we ſee it is ſo, and we finde it was done ſo formerly
Wiktionary02
wheal-worm, n 1. The itch-mite acarus scabiei 2. The acarine Leptus autumnalis, or some similar harvest-bug: so named from the wheals or pimples left by its bite. See cut under harvest-mite.
Wiktionary03
ACARUS AUTUMNALIS. Harvest-bug. Mower's Mite. Wheal-worm. Rouget. The acarus autumnalis is scarcely larger than the acarus scabiei
WiktionaryUsage Notes
Your note
not saved0 chars