acarid
English
Etymology
Circa 19th century; from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] New Latin Acaridae (“biological family”), from Acarus (“genus”), from acarus (“mite”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἄκαρι (ákari, “mite”)
Pronunciation
Noun
acarid (plural acarids)
Translations
any parasitic arachnid of the subclass Acarina
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Adjective
acarid (comparative more acarid, superlative most acarid)
- (zoology) Of or pertaining to acarids.
Translations
of or pertaining to acarids
Further reading
- “acarid”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.