Medical Dictionary

hypopus

noun hyp·o·pus \ˈhip-ə-pəs\
plural hyp·o·pi \-ˌpī\

Medical Definition of HYPOPUS

:  a migratory larva of some mites that is passively distributed by an animal to which it has attached itself and on which it does not feed

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