Term: oligonychous (Banks grass
mite or Spruce spider mite) (genus)
Literally
meaning: “someone with a few nails”
Origin: Anc Greek
ολίγος/oligos(=little, small)
/ïνυξ/onix(=nail) > /ïνυχος/onychos (genitive)
Coined/History
named because it has sickle-shaped claws
Definition
Genus of the Acari (mite) family Tetranychidae which
includes more than 200 species that generally live on the under side of the
leaves of plants, where they spin protective silk webs.
