Meanings
- uncountablebiologyThe study of ticks and mites.
1999, Rodger David Mitchell (editor), Acarology IX, Volume 2: Symposia, Ohio Biological Survey, page xvii, The students and faculty of the acarology course were Don's life, and his example pushed us all to higher levels of achievement.
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General texts on acarology include works by Woolley (1987), Evans (1992), and Krantz and Walter (2009).
2009, Lance A. Durden, Gary R. Mullen, “Introduction”, in Gary R. Mullen, Lance A. Durden, editors, Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Elsevier (Academic Press), page 1Acarology is the study of mites, or Acari or Acarina. It is a specialized field of study in the larger topics of invertebrate zoology and entomology. Because some mites are economically important pests of agriculture (crops, honey bees, stored food products, and livestock), are household pests, or are vectors of diseases of humans and livestock, acarology is often studied in entomology departments.
2011, Marjorie A. Hoy, Agricultural Acarology, Taylor & Francis (CRC Press), page 3
Origin
- Ancient Greekἄκαρι“cheese mite, tick”
- Englishacarology
From acaro- + -logy, based on Ancient Greek ἄκαρι (ákari, “cheese mite, tick”) + -λογία (-logía).
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Catalan acarologia
- acarologiathe study of ticks and mites
Chinese Mandarin 蜱蟎學 /蜱螨学
- 蜱蟎學 /蜱螨学 (pímǎnxué)the study of ticks and mites
Dutch acarologie
- acarologiethe study of ticks and mites
Estonian akaroloogia
- akaroloogiathe study of ticks and mites
Finnish akarologia
- akarologiathe study of ticks and mites
French acarologie
- acarologiethe study of ticks and mites
Greek ακαρολογία
- ακαρολογία (akarología)the study of ticks and mites
Hebrew אקרולוגיה
- אקרולוגיהthe study of ticks and mites
Indonesian akarologi
- akarologithe study of ticks and mites
Italian acarologia
- acarologiathe study of ticks and mites
Japanese ダニ学
- ダニ学the study of ticks and mites
Persian کنهشناسی
- کنهشناسی (kanešenāsi)the study of ticks and mites
Polish akarologia
- akarologiathe study of ticks and mites
Portuguese acarologia
- acarologiathe study of ticks and mites
Romanian acarologie
- acarologiethe study of ticks and mites
Russian акароло́гия
- акароло́гия (akarológija)the study of ticks and mites
Swedish akarologi
- akarologithe study of ticks and mites
Turkish akaroloji
- akarolojithe study of ticks and mites
Ukrainian акарологія
- акарологія (akarolohija)the study of ticks and mites
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Cite this entry
acarology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acarology
“acarology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acarology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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