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acarid

American  
[ak-uh-rid] / ˈæk ə rɪd /

noun

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

adjective

  1. of or relating to an acarid.

acarid British  
/ əˈkærɪdən, ˈækərɪd /

noun

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

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adjective

  1. of or relating to the order Acarina

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acarid Scientific  
/ ăk′ə-rĭd /

  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.

Etymology

Origin of acarid

First recorded in 1875–80; acar(us) + -id 2

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