FAMILY ACARIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Mites

Synonyms:

Acaridae; family Acaridae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("family Acaridae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "family Acaridae"):

acarid (very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants; related to ticks)

Holonyms ("family Acaridae" is a member of...):

Acarina; order Acarina (mites and ticks)