Etymology

acarid

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Today it means: Any parasitic arachnid, such as mites and ticks, of the subclass Acarina. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἄκαρι
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄκαρι“mite”
  2. English todayacarid

Circa 19th century; from New Latin Acaridae (“biological family”), from Acarus (“genus”), from acarus (“mite”), from Ancient Greek ἄκαρι (ákari, “mite”). By surface analysis, acar- + -id

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