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Parasitoidea

noun pl Par·a·si·toi·dea \ˌpar-ə-sə-ˈtid-ē-ə, -sī-\

Medical Definition of PARASITOIDEA

:  a superfamily of mites that is characterized by a small simple hypostome and the absence of eyes and comprises numerous families including the economically and medically important Dermanyssidae

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