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(archaic) Any of various insects or arachnids the bites of which produce raised sores..
It may be ſome will think it impoſſible for theſe Wheal-worms to breed between the eyes; but we ſee it is ſo, and we finde it was done ſo formerly
wheal-worm, n 1. The itch-mite acarus scabiei 2. The acarine Leptus autumnalis, or some similar harvest-bug: so named from the wheals or pimples left by its bite. See cut under harvest-mite.
ACARUS AUTUMNALIS. Harvest-bug. Mower's Mite. Wheal-worm. Rouget. The acarus autumnalis is scarcely larger than the acarus scabiei
Use wheal-worm when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Wheal-worm means (archaic) Any of various insects or arachnids the bites of which produce raised sores..
Common synonyms include harvest mite, chigger, red bug, harvest bug.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
It may be ſome will think it impoſſible for theſe Wheal-worms to breed between the eyes; but we ſee it is ſo, and we finde it was done ſo formerly
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