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ACARUS
acarus, genus Acarus
(noun) any of several mites of the order Acarina
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
acarus (plural acari or acarina)
(zoology, acarology) Any member of the subclass Acari (aka Acarina): thus, a mite or a tick; specifically, any mite of the genus Acarus.
Usage notes
• The term and its two plural forms match, and are potentially confounded with, three different taxonomic names for two related taxons: genus Acarus (Linnaeus, 1758) and subclass Acari (Nitzsch, 1818), aka Acarina. The subclass comprises all mites and ticks, while the genus is a particular group of mites.
Anagrams
• caraus
Source: Wiktionary
Ac"a*rus, n.; pl. Acari. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus including many species of small mites.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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