mites is a form of:

Mite



noun
1.
(a very small spider like parasitic animal found in food, a very small contribution, any of a large number of tiny arachnids often parasitic upon animals or plants, a very small) ពួកសត្វល្អិត ដែលកាត់ខោអាវ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species; as, the cheese mite, sugar mite, harvest mite, etc.
2.
A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing. The name is also applied to a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ.
3.
A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.
4.
Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle.