Home › Words › D › demodexdemodex/ˈdiməˌdɛks/demodex · noun — any of the genus Demodex of mites.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).demodex is pronounced /ˈdiməˌdɛks/.EtymologyBorrowed from translingual Demodex, from Ancient Greek δημός (dēmós, “fat”, noun) + δήξ (dḗx, “worm in wood”).nounAny of the genus Demodex of mites.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.demodectic 83% match — Of, pertaining to or caused by parasitic mites of the genus Demodex. vs demodex →demodecid 78% match — Any member of the Demodecidae family of mites. vs demodex →demodicid 73% match — Any mite in the family Demodicidae, synonym of the Demodecidae. vs demodex →demodicidosis 65% match — infection by Demodex mites vs demodex →demodicosis 64% match — demodectic mange vs demodex →epidermoptid 64% match — Any mite in the family Epidermoptidae. vs demodex →dermanyssoid 62% match — Any of many, mostly parasitic, mites of the superfamily Dermanyssoidea vs demodex →desmodorid 61% match — Any nematode of the order Desmodorida vs demodex →