Definition
A mite or organism that feeds on skin or skin debris, particularly the dust mite that commonly lives in household environments.
Etymology
From Greek 'derma' (skin) + 'phagos' (eater), coined in the late 1800s to describe organisms observed feeding on skin cells under microscopes.
Kelly Says
The common house dust mite (Dermatophagus pteronyssinus) lives in your pillows and mattresses by the millions, eating shed skin cells—you're literally supporting a civilization of skin-eaters every time you sleep!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የስጋ እና Neuron ሳይንስ
ye-sga ena neuron sa-in-s
ARالعربية
آكِل الجلد
a-kil al-jild
BNবাংলা
স্কিন-খাওয়া
skin-kha-wa
CACatalà
dermatofag
der-ma-to-fag
CSČeština
dermatofag
der-ma-to-fag
DADansk
dermatofag
der-ma-to-fag
DEDeutsch
Dermatophage
der-ma-to-fa-ge
ELΕλληνικά
νευροδερματολογία
neu-ro-der-ma-to-lo-gia
ESEspañol
dermatófago
der-ma-to-fa-go
FAفارسی
خورنده پوست
xor-ren-de posht
FISuomi
dermatofag
der-ma-to-fag
FRFrançais
dermatophage
der-ma-to-fa-j
GUGU
ચામડી મસલો રોગ
chaamdi maslo rog
HAHA
tumor na fata
to-mor na fata
HEעברית
ד
der-ma-to-neo-ro-lo-gia
HIहिन्दी
त्वचा-भक्षी
tvacha-bhakshi
HUMagyar
dermatofag
der-ma-to-fag
IDBahasa Indonesia
dermatofagus
der-ma-to-fa-gus
IGIG
tumor nke ala
to-mor nke ala
ITItaliano
dermatofago
der-ma-to-fa-go
JA日本語
皮膚食虫
hi-da-ki-sho-chu
KKKK
жұмсақ ұлпа
zhu-msaq ul-pa
KMKM
ស្បែក និង សារ
s-beak ng-s-a-ar
KO한국어
피부식충
pibu-sik-chung
MRMR
त्वचा-न्यूरोलॉजी
tvacha-n-yu-ro-lo-ji
MSBahasa Melayu
dermatofag
der-ma-to-fag
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင်ကြော နှင့် သိမ် ဆိုင်ရာ
kyaun-kya-kya ng-ht-shi-m-sa-i-ra
NLNederlands
dermatofag
der-ma-to-fag
NONorsk
dermatofag
der-ma-to-fag
PAPA
ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਖ਼ਰਾਬੀ
kud-ra-ti khra-abi
PLPolski
dermatofag
der-ma-to-fag
PTPortuguês
dermatófago
der-ma-to-fa-go
RORomână
dermatofag
der-ma-to-fag
RUРусский
дерматофаг
der-ma-to-fag
SVSvenska
dermatofag
der-ma-to-fag
SWKiswahili
dermatofag
der-ma-to-fag
TAதமிழ்
தோல் உண்ணும்
thol u-nun
TEతెలుగు
ఉప derm-at-o-myoma
upa der-ma-to-mio-ma
TLTL
dermatofag
der-ma-to-fag
TRTürkçe
dermatofag
der-ma-to-fag
UKУкраїнська
дерматофаг
der-ma-to-fag
URاردو
جلدی کھانے والا
jild-i-khan-e-wa-la
YOYO
tumor ẹlẹ́
to-mor e-le
ZH中文
皮肤食虫
pí-fū-shí-chóng
ZUZU
umthamo wama-ngubo
oom-tha-mo wa-ma-ngubo