acarus
Americannoun
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acari
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of acarus
1650–60; < New Latin < Greek ákari mite
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Scabs of any thickness may form, but the special features are the intense itching and the presence of the acarus.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
Wichmann, and many other physicians, have maintained that the itch was produced by an insect of the genus acarus, or tick.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen
This is a cutaneous disease, analogous to the mange in horses and the itch in man, and is caused and propagated by a minute insect, the acarus.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Robert Jennings
Malady: Poultry acariasis.—This is a large-sized acarus, though usually miscalled "hen louse," and the disease "poultry lousiness."
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
The disease varies, however, according to the species of acarus which infests the skin, so that we must treat of several different kinds of acariasis.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
Why has no remedy been discovered for the irritation produced by the sting of the zancudos, as well as for that occasioned by the aradores or microscopic acari?
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Alexander von Humboldt
The proximity of hen manure swarming with the acari explains the trouble, and the removal of this and a white-washing with quicklime, with or without chlorid of lime, will prevent future attacks.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
This affection is due to the irritation of the skin caused by the presence of nearly microscopic acari, or mites.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
Like the chelifer, it shuns the light, hiding in chinks till sunset, but is actively engaged throughout the night feasting on the acari and soft-bodied insects which assail books and papers.
From Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon by Sir James Emerson Tennent
In your toxicological section, I do not find any opinion on atmospheric poisoning of acari, etc..
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