Acarology
//æ.kəˈɹɑ.lə.d͡ʒi// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The study of ticks and mites. uncountable
"1999, Rodger David Mitchell (editor), Acarology IX, Volume 2: Symposia, Ohio Biological Survey, page xvii, The students and faculty of the acarology course were Don's life, and his example pushed us all to higher levels of achievement."
Example
More examples"1999, Rodger David Mitchell (editor), Acarology IX, Volume 2: Symposia, Ohio Biological Survey, page xvii, The students and faculty of the acarology course were Don's life, and his example pushed us all to higher levels of achievement."
Etymology
From acaro- + -logy, based on Ancient Greek ἄκαρι (ákari, “cheese mite, tick”) + -λογία (-logía).
More for "acarology"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.