any of a large subclass (Acari) of tiny, sometimes microscopic, arachnids often parasitic upon animals, insects, or plants, or infesting prepared foods, including many species that transmit diseases
Any of various small or minute arachnids of the order Acarina that are often parasitic on animals and plants, infest stored food products, and in some species transmit disease.
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noun
a. A very small contribution or amount of money.
b. A widow's mite.
A very small object, creature, or particle.
A coin of very small value, especially an obsolete British coin worth half a farthing.