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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The typical genus of the family Acaridæ, or true mites. [lowercase] A tick or mite, without regard to its genus. [In this sense it may have a plural form, acari (ak′ a-rī).]

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) A genus including many species of small mites.

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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Acaridae — many species of small mites.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun any of several mites of the order Acarina

Etymologies

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New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄκαρι (akari, "cheese mite, tick"), from ἀκαρής (akares, "tiny").

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