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acarid definition

aca·rid (ak′ə rid′)

noun

any of a subclass (Acari) of small arachnids, including the ticks and mites, which are parasites and agricultural pests

Etymology: < Gr akari, mite < akarēs, tiny, lit., too short to cut < a-, not + keirein, to cut, akin to shear

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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