acari
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əˌraɪ noun
plural of acarus.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| —n , pl -ri | |
| 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 | |
| [C17: New Latin, from Greek akari a small thing, a mite] | |
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Acarus Ac·a·rus (āk'ə-rəs)
n.
A genus of mites.
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Acarina acarina or acari are a taxon of arachnids that contains mites and ticks.
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