HyperDic: rust_mite

English > 1 sense of the expression *rust mite*:
NOUN	animal	rust mite	any of several varieties of mite that burrow into plants and cause a reddish-brown discoloration on the leaves or fruit

English > *rust mite*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Any of several varieties of mite that burrow into plants and cause a reddish-brown discoloration on the leaves or fruit.
Broader	mite	Any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods