noun
mites and ticks
• Syn: ↑order Acarina
• Hypernyms: ↑animal order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Arachnida, ↑class Arachnida
• Member Meronyms:
↑acarine, ↑tick, ↑Ixodidae, ↑family Ixodidae, ↑Argasidae, ↑family Argasidae, ↑mite, ↑Acaridae, ↑family Acaridae, ↑Trombidiidae, ↑family Trombidiidae, ↑Trombiculidae, ↑family Trombiculidae, ↑Sarcoptidae, ↑family Sarcoptidae, ↑acarus, ↑genus Acarus, ↑Tetranychidae, ↑family Tetranychidae
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\\ˌakəˈrīnə, -ēnə\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: a cosmopolitan and very large order of Arachnida comprising the mites and ticks most of which lack distinct demarcation into cephalothorax and abdomen and have no book lungs, many of which are parasites of plants, animals, or man, and some of which are vectors of important diseases — compare texas fever, typhus
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Acarīˈna plural noun
Acarida
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Main Entry: ↑acarus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.