Acarus vs. Mite

Acarusnoun

Any member of the subclass Acari (aka Acarina): thus, a mite or a tick; specifically, any mite of the genus Acarus.

Acarusnoun

A genus including many species of small mites.

Acarusnoun

a mite of the genus Acarus

Acarus

Acarus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.

Mitenoun

A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species.

Mitenoun

A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing.

Mitenoun

A lepton, a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ.

Mitenoun

A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.

Mitenoun

Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle

Mitenoun

A small or naughty person, or one you take pity on; rascal

Mitenoun

A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species; as, the dust mite, cheese mite, sugar mite, harvest mite, three-toed spider mite, etc. See Acarina.

Mitenoun

A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing. The name is also applied to a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ.

Mitenoun

A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.

Mitenoun

Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle.

Mitenoun

a slight but appreciable addition;

Mitenoun

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

Mite

Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods). Mites are not a defined taxon, but the name is used for members of several groups in the subclass acari of the class Arachnida.