ac·a·rid ( k  -r d)n. An arachnid of the order Acarina, which includes the mites and ticks. [From New Latin Acaridae, family name, from Acarus, type genus, from Greek akari, a kind of mite.] ac a·rid adj. |
acarid [ˈækərɪd], acaridan [əˈkærɪdən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of the small arachnids of the order Acarina (or Acari), which includes the ticks and mites
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of or relating to the order Acarina
[from acarus]
| acarid (k-rd) An arachnid of the order Acarina, which includes the mites and ticks. Acarids are small to minute, have no division between the cephalothorax and abdomen, and are often parasitic. |
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| Noun | 1. |  acarid - very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants; related to ticksmite - any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods Acaridae, family Acaridae - mites |
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