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acaro-

acaro- prefix: mite.

Prefix

acaro-

  1. mite

Forms of acaro-

alternative formacar-

Origin of acaro-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from New Latin acarus, from Ancient Greek ἄκαρι (ákari, “cheese mite, tick”), which is conventionally associated with the adjective ἀκαρής (akarḗs, “tiny, minute”) but may also be related to κάρνος (kárnos, “louse”) or κόρις (kóris, “bedbug”).

Questions about acaro-

What does acaro- mean?
Acaro- means mite.
What part of speech is acaro-?
Acaro- is a prefix.

Words near acaro- in the dictionary

  1. Acarnanian
  2. Acarnanians
  3. acarnid
  4. acarnidine
  5. acarnidines
  6. acaro-
  7. acarocecidia
  8. acarocecidium
  9. acarocecidiums
  10. acarodermatitis
  11. acarodomatia

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