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RHODITES

\ɹˈə͡ʊda͡ɪts], \ɹˈə‍ʊda‍ɪts], \ɹ_ˈəʊ_d_aɪ_t_s]\

Definitions of RHODITES

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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r[=o]-d[=i]'t[=e]z, n. a genus of gallflies infesting the rose. [Gr. rhodit[=e]s, rosy--rhodon, a rose.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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