ACARUS (acari)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: acari   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does acarus mean? 

• ACARUS (noun)
  The noun ACARUS has 1 sense:

1. any of several mites of the order Acarina

  Familiarity information: ACARUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACARUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several mites of the order Acarina

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

acarus; genus Acarus

Hypernyms ("acarus" is a kind of...):

mite (any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods)

Holonyms ("acarus" is a member of...):

Acarina; order Acarina (mites and ticks)