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mite
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mite 1  (mt)
n.
Any of various small or minute arachnids of the order Acarina that are often parasitic on animals and plants, infest stored food products, and in some species transmit disease.

[Middle English, from Old English mte.]

mite 2  (mt)
n.
1.
a. A very small contribution or amount of money.
b. A widow's mite.
2. A very small object, creature, or particle.
3. A coin of very small value, especially an obsolete British coin worth half a farthing.
Idiom:
a mite
To a small degree; somewhat: That remark was a mite unfair.

[Middle English, from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German mte, a small Flemish coin, tiny animal.]

mite 1
Noun
any of numerous very small creatures of the spider family some of which live as parasites [Old English mīte]

mite 2
Noun
1. a very small creature or thing
2. a very small sum of money
3. a mite Informal somewhat: the main course was a mite bland [Middle Dutch mīte]

mite  (mt)
Any of various very small arachnids of the subclass Acari that often live as parasites on other animals or plants. Like ticks and unlike spiders, mites have no division between the cephalothorax and abdomen.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mitemite - a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
snuff - a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time
2.mite - any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods
Acarina, order Acarina - mites and ticks
acarine - mite or tick
web-spinning mite - a mite that spins a web
acarid - very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants; related to ticks
trombidiid - mite that in all stages feeds on other arthropods
trombiculid - mite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial vertebrates
acarus, genus Acarus - any of several mites of the order Acarina
itch mite, sarcoptid - whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals; "itch mites cause scabies"
rust mite - any of several varieties of mite that burrow into plants and cause a reddish-brown discoloration on the leaves or fruit
spider mite, tetranychid - web-spinning mite that attacks garden plants and fruit trees
Translations
mite [maɪt] n (= small quantity) → pizca;
poor mite! → ¡pobrecito!

mite [maɪt] n (= small quantity) → grain m, miette f;
(Brit) (= small child); petit(e)

mite [maɪt] n (small quantity) → bisschen nt;
(Brit) (small child) → Würmchen nt

mite [maɪt] n (= small quantity) → briciolo;
(BRIT) (= small child): poor mite! → povera creaturina!

mite
n mite [mait]
1 a tiny person or child. duitjie طِفْل صَغير дребосъче prcek lille myr kleines Ding νιάνιαρο chiquillo, criatura maimuke بچه کوچک pikkuinen petit/-ite זָעִיר नन्हा sitno djetešce pici gyerek anak kecil (krakka)kríli piccino, bimbo 子供 작은 사람[] mažylis mazulis budak kecil peuter lite nurk, kryp maleństwo pequerrucho micuţ малютка, крошка špunt malček mališan pyre, parvel, knatte เด็กน้อย (คำไม่เป็นทางการ) çocukcağız, minicik kimse 小東西 малюк چھوٹا شخص یا بچہ em bé 西
2 a type of very small insect. miet حَشَرَه малко насекомо roztoč mide die Milbe άκαρι ácaro lest کرم ریز punkki mite קַרדִית הָאָבָק छोटा बच्चा या जानवर grinja atka tungau smámaur, áttfætlumaur acaro だに 진드기 erkė knislis hama mijt midd roztocze ácaro căpuşă клещ roztoč pršica crvić kvalster ตัวเห็บ kene кліщ ایک قسم کا چھوٹا حشرہ ve


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