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Added 9 October 2026

acarid

/ˈæk.ə.ɹɪd/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about acarid at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants; related to ticks.

Origin

Circa 19th century; from New Latin Acaridae (“biological family”), from Acarus (“genus”), from acarus (“mite”), from Ancient Greek ἄκαρι (ákari, “mite”). By surface analysis, acar- + -id

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