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From New Latin acarus (“member of the former inclusive genus of mites”) + -oid (“likeness”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
acaroid
Today it means: Shaped like or resembling a mite. Full definition →
Today it means: Shaped like or resembling a mite. Full definition →
From New Latin acarus (“member of the former inclusive genus of mites”) + -oid (“likeness”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.