tyroglyphid, n. and a. Zool.
(taɪˈrɒglɪfɪd)
[f. mod.L. Tyroglyphid-æ, pl., f. Tyroglyphus, name of the typical genus, f. Gr. τῡρός cheese + γλύϕειν to carve.]
a. n. An acarid of the family Tyroglyphidæ, including the cheese-mites. b. adj. Belonging to this family.
| 1909 in Cent. Dict. Supp. 1914 Brit. Mus. Return 180. |