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Dermanyssus

noun Der·ma·nys·sus \-ˈnis-əs\

Medical Definition of DERMANYSSUS

:  the type genus of the family Dermanyssidae comprising a number of blood-sucking mites that are parasitic on birds—see chicken mite

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