411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Acarus
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
acarus
Translingual
thumb|Acarus siro species
Etymology
mul la-new acarus, from mul grc ἄκαρι cheese mite, tick. Coined 1758 by Carl Linnaeus.
Pronunciation
en /ˈæk.ə.ɹəs/
Proper noun
1 m
genus family Acaridae many species of small mites
Hypernyms
genus ; Acarinae subfamily subfamily
Hyponyms
genus Acarus siro species (grain mite) type species; for other species see 1
Derived terms
mul Phthiracarus genus
References
Acaridae
1
1