sb. and a. Zool. [f. mod.L. *Tyroglyphid-æ, pl., f. Tyroglyphus, name of the typical genus, f. Gr. τῡρός cheese + γλύφειν to carve.] a. sb. An acarid of the family Tyroglyphidæ, including the cheese-mites. b. adj. Belonging to this family.
1909. in Cent. Dict. Supp.
1914. Brit. Mus. Return, 180.
