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acarid

[ak-uh-rid]

noun

  1. an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.

adjective

  1. of or relating to an acarid.

acarid

/ əˈkærɪdən, ˈækərɪd /

noun

  1. any of the small arachnids of the order Acarina (or Acari ), which includes the ticks and mites

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to the order Acarina

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

acarid

  1. An arachnid of the order Acarina, which includes the mites and ticks. Acarids are small to minute, have no division between the cephalothorax and abdomen, and are often parasitic.

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of acarid1

First recorded in 1875–80; acar(us) + -id 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of acarid1

C19: from acarus

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