acarid

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.]

acarid ac'a·rid adj.

(ăk'ə-rĭd)
n.

An arachnid of the order Acarina.

ac'a·rid adj.

A tick or a mite of the order Acarina.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants; related to ticks

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