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mite1 definition

mite (mīt)

noun

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

Etymology: ME < OE, akin to OHG miza, a gnat < IE base *mai-, to cut, cut off > mad

mite2 definition

mite (mīt)

noun

    1. a very small sum of money or contribution
    2. Obsolete a coin of very small value
  2. bit ()
  3. a very small creature or object

Etymology: ME < MDu, ult. same as mite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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