acari

[ ak-uh-rahy ]

/ ˈæk əˌraɪ /

plural of acarus.

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acarus

[ ak-er-uh s ]

/ ˈæk ər əs /

a mite, especially of the genus Acarus.

1650–60; < New Latin < Greek ákari mite

The parasitical animals that infest the human body are referred to under the heads Acari and Pediculi.

Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley
Acari and Psocidæ attack dried fungi of all kinds, and speedily reduce them to an unrecognizable powder.

Fungi: Their Nature and Uses |Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
It is among the smallest of the acari, and is sometimes not distinguishable without a microscope.

Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million |Sarah Josepha Hale
Acari in the eye have been incidentally alluded to under inflammation of the lids.

Special Report on Diseases of the Horse |United States Department of Agriculture

Who is there that does not nourish some acari, of the genus Simonea, in the membrane of the nose?

Animal Parasites and Messmates |P. J. Van Beneden

acarus

/ (ˈækərəs) /

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

C17: New Latin, from Greek akari a small thing, a mite

Acarus

[ ăk′ə-rəs ]

A genus of mites.