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ACARUS (acari)

Dictionary entry overview: What does acarus mean?

• ACARUS (noun)
The noun ACARUS has 1 sense:

1. any of several mites of the order Acarina

Familiarity information: ACARUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ACARUS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Any of several mites of the order Acarina

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

acarus; genus Acarus

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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