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acarid

/ˈæk.ə.ɹɪd/

acarid noun: any parasitic arachnid, such as mites and ticks, of the subclass Acarina.

Noun

acarid (plural acarids)

  1. Any parasitic arachnid, such as mites and ticks, of the subclass Acarina.
    Synonyms:
    acaridan, acarine

Adjective

acarid (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to acarids.

acarid meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Kannada

acarid in Tamil

சிலந்தி

acarid in Bengali

যেকোনো পরজীবী অষ্টপদী, মাইট সংক্রান্ত

acarid in Kannada

ನುಸಿ, ಉಣ್ಣೆ, ಉಣುಗು

Synonyms of acarid

Forms of acarid

pluralacarids

Origin of acarid

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

Words formed from acarid

Questions about acarid

What does acarid mean?
Acarid means any parasitic arachnid, such as mites and ticks, of the subclass Acarina.
What is acarid in Tamil?
Acarid in Tamil is சிலந்தி. See Acarid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is acarid?
Acarid can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce acarid?
Acarid is pronounced /ˈæk.ə.ɹɪd/.
What is the plural of acarid?
The plural of acarid is acarids.

Words near acarid in the dictionary

  1. acariases
  2. acariasis
  3. acaricidal
  4. acaricide
  5. acaricides
  6. acarid
  7. acaridan
  8. acaridans
  9. acaridean
  10. acarideans
  11. acaridian

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Adapted from Wiktionary: acarid (page history and authors); acarid (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acarid (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acarid (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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