acarien

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French[edit]

acarien

Alternative forms[edit]

acarin (archaic)

Etymology[edit]

From acare +‎ -ien, from New Latin acarus. Compare English acarus, Spanish and Portuguese ácaro.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /a.ka.ʁjɛ̃/
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Noun[edit]

acarien m (plural acariens)

(zoology) mite (an arachnid)

Further reading[edit]

acarien on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr
“acarien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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