GENUS ACARUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Any of several mites of the order Acarina

Synonyms:

acarus; genus Acarus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Acarus" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("genus Acarus" is a member of...):

Acarina; order Acarina (mites and ticks)