acarid

ac·a·rid  (k-rd)

n.

An arachnid of the order Acarina, which includes the mites and ticks.

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[From New Latin Acaridae, family name, from Acarus, type genus, from Greek akari, a kind of mite.]

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aca·rid adj.

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acarid [ˈækərɪd], acaridan [əˈkærɪd^ən]

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]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

acarid - very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants; related to ticks mite - any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods Acaridae, family Acaridae - mites