acarus
[
ak
-er-
uh
s]
/ˈæk ər əs/
noun
,
plural
acari
[
ak
-
uh
-rahy]
/ˈæk əˌraɪ/
(
Show IPA
)
1.
a mite, especially of the genus
Acarus.
Origin
1650-60;
<
Neo-Latin
<
Greek
ákari
mite
British Dictionary definitions for
acarus
acarus
/
ˈækərəs
/
noun
(
pl
)
-ri
(
-ˌraɪ
)
1.
any of the free-living mites of the widely distributed genus
Acarus,
several of which, esp
A. siro,
are serious pests of stored flour, grain, etc
Word Origin
C17: New Latin, from Greek
akari
a small thing, a mite
acarus
in Medicine
Acarus
Ac·a·rus (āk'ə-rəs)
n.
A genus of mites.