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follicle mite

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follicle mite
n.
Any of various tiny mites of the genus Demodex that infest the hair follicles of mammals.


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There is, for example, the hair follicle mite that makes its home in scalps and on eyelids (it has a taste for mascara); the scavenging dust mite that dines on the flakes of skin that the human body is constantly discarding; the larvae that are fond of wool and fur; the book lice, voracious consumers of literature of all sorts, and of course the billions of bacteria that are constantly doing battle in our bodies.
 
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