acarus

(Engels)

Any member of the subclass Acari (aka Acarina): thus, a mite or a tick; specifically, any mite of the genus Acarus.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈæk.ə.ɹəs/
Etimologie (Engels)

Learned borrowing from translingual Acarus, from Ancient Greek ἀκαρί (akarí, “cheese mite, tick”).

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