Acarus

[ækәrәs]

Definition

(noun.) any of several mites of the order Acarina.

Edited by Colin--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A genus including many species of small mites.

Typist: Sophie

Definition

n. a genus of minute insects of the class Arachnides embracing the mites and ticks:—pl. Ac′arī.

Checker: Natalia