acarus

[ ak-er-uhs ]

noun,plural ac·a·ri

[ak-uh-rahy]. /ˈæk əˌraɪ/.

a mite, especially of the genus Acarus.

Origin of acarus

1650–60; <New Latin <Greek ákari mite

Words Nearby acarus

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How to use acarus in a sentence

The itch-mite (acarus scabiei) and the louse (Pediculus capitis, corporis, vel pubis) are the more common members of the group.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
The presence of lice and of the acarus Scabiei can bring about acute and severe skin eruptions.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malley
To the invasion of the cutaneous structures by an animal parasite, the sarcoptes scabiei (acarus scabiei).
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Another species of acarus, A. sacchari, is found abundantly in ordinary moist sugar.
An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope | John William Griffith
It is possible that the pustular disease which prevails at Sierra Leone is originated by some peculiar acarus.
Animal Parasites and Messmates | P. J. Van Beneden

British Dictionary definitions for acarus

acarus

/ (ˈækərəs) /

nounplural -ri (-ˌraɪ)

any of the free-living mites of the widely distributed genus Acarus, several of which, esp A. siro, are serious pests of stored flour, grain, etc

Origin of acarus

C17: New Latin, from Greek akari a small thing, a mite

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