adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Synonym of acarid.
2. 2
   mite or tick wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or caused by acari or mites. not-comparable

   "acarine diseases"

Synonyms

All synonyms

acaridacarideanacaridianacaridian

Etymology

By surface analysis, acar- + -ine; either coined as such, or perhaps predating the prefix per se; see acarid § Etymology.

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