acarus

[ ak-er-uhs ]

noun,plural ac·a·ri [ak-uh-rahy]. /ˈæk əˌraɪ/.
  1. a mite, especially of the genus Acarus.

Origin of acarus

1
1650–60; <New Latin <Greek ákari mite

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acarus

/ (ˈækərəs) /


nounplural -ri (-ˌraɪ)
  1. any of the free-living mites of the widely distributed genus Acarus, several of which, esp A. siro, are serious pests of stored flour, grain, etc

Origin of acarus

1
C17: New Latin, from Greek akari a small thing, a mite

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