- acarus
- noun /ˈækəɹəs/A genus in the family Acaridae including many species of small mites.
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acarus — [ akarys ] n. m. • 1808; acare 1752; lat. zool., du gr. akari « ciron » ♦ Zool. Parasite de l ordre des acariens. Acarus de la gale. ⇒ sarcopte. Des acarus. ⇒ACARE, ACARUS, subst. masc. A. PARASITOL. Acarus, Acare de la gale. Parasite de l ordre… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Acarus — Ac a*rus, n.; pl. {Acari}. [NL., from Gr. ? the cheese mite, tick.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus including many species of small mites. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acărus — Acărus, Art der Milben, s.d … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Acărus — Acărus, die Krätzmilbe; Acarina, Ordnung der Spinnentiere, s. Milben … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Acarus — Ciron (arachnide) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Ciron … Wikipédia en Français
acarus — noun (plural acari) Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek akari, a mite Date: 1658 mite; especially one of a formerly extensive genus (Acarus) … New Collegiate Dictionary
acarus — /ak euhr euhs/, n., pl. acari / euh ruy /. a mite, esp. of the genus Acarus. [1650 60; < NL < Gk ákari mite] * * * … Universalium
Acarus — A genus of mites of the family Acaridae. [G. akari, mite] A. balatus a tropical species of mite that causes a particularly severe type of scabies like irritation. A. folliculorum SYN: Demodex folliculorum. A. gallinae SYN: Dermanyssus gallinae. A … Medical dictionary
acarus — ac•a•rus [[t]ˈæk ər əs[/t]] n. pl. a•ri [[t] əˌraɪ[/t]] ent a mite, esp. of the genus Acarus[/ex] • Etymology: 1650–60; < NL < Gk ákari mite ac′a•roid , adj … From formal English to slang
acarus — /ˈækərəs/ (say akuhruhs) noun (plural acari /ˈækəri/ (say akuhree)) an animal of the genus Acarus; a mite. {New Latin, from Greek akari} …
acarus — noun any of several mites of the order Acarina • Syn: ↑genus Acarus • Hypernyms: ↑mite • Member Holonyms: ↑Acarina, ↑order Acarina … Useful english dictionary
