Read full poem →They find a shell-proof home before they rot.
Dead men may envy living mites in cheese,
Or good germs even. Microbes have their joys,
Dictionary Entry
Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
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Common Phrases
. mitesmites spidermites dustmites twomites predatorymites ear
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Poetry examples for “mites”
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