acarid
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Circa 19th century; from New Latin Acaridae (“biological family”), from Acarus (“genus”), from acarus (“mite”), from Ancient Greek ἄκαρι (ákari, “mite”). By surface analysis, acar- + -id
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[edit]Noun
[edit]acarid (plural acarids)
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[edit]acarid (not comparable)
- (zoology) Of or pertaining to acarids.
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[edit]- “acarid”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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- en:Mites and ticks