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noun
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
Also called acarid.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English myte, Old English mīte; cognate with Middle Dutch mīte, Old High German miza midge
before 1000; Middle English myte, Old English mīte; cognate with Middle Dutch mīte, Old High German miza midge
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Mites
is always a great word to know.
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noun
1.
a contribution that is small but is all that a person can afford.
2.
a very small sum of money.
3.
a coin of very small value.
4.
a very small object.
5.
a very small creature.
adverb
6.
to a small extent; somewhat (often preceded by a): a mite selfish.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English myte < Middle Dutch mīte small copper coin; ultimately identical with mite1
1300–50; Middle English myte < Middle Dutch mīte small copper coin; ultimately identical with mite1
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Word Origin & History
mite
"little bit," c.1350, from M.Du. or M.L.G. mite "tiny animal," also the name of a medieval Flemish copper coin of very small value, used proverbially in Eng. for "a very small unit of money," hence used since Wyclif to translate L. minutum from Vulgate in Mark xii.43, itself a translation of Gk. lepton.
EXPANDFrom P.Gmc. *miton-, which probably is the source of mite (1).
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Medical Dictionary
mite 1 (mīt)
n.
Any of numerous small or minute arachnids of the order Acarina, certain species of which are parasitic on animals and plants, infest stored food products, and in some cases transmit disease.
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Science Dictionary
mite  (mīt) Pronunciation Key
Any of various very small arachnids of the subclass Acari that often live as parasites on other animals or plants. Like ticks and unlike spiders, mites have no division between the cephalothorax and abdomen. |
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