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.
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Veterinary Dictionary:
acarid
A tick or a mite of the order Acarina.
WordNet:
acarid
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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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 | Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
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| Medical Dictionary. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Read more |
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| Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved. Read more |
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