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ACARUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: acari   

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of several mites of the order Acarina

Synonyms:

acarus; genus Acarus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("acarus" is a kind of...):

mite (any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods)

Holonyms ("acarus" is a member of...):

Acarina; order Acarina (mites and ticks)

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