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acarophilous

acarophilous adjective: that lives in a symbiosis with mites.

Adjective

acarophilous (not comparable)

  1. (rare) That lives in a symbiosis with mites
  2. (rare) That is pollinated by mites
    • The last-mentioned author has a list of 270 acarophilous species.1910 December, Professor G. F. Scott-Elliot M.A. B.Sc. F.L.S., “Mites and Acarodomatia”, in Transactions of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh, volume 24, →DOI, pages 126–135

Origin of acarophilous

From acaro- + -philous.

Questions about acarophilous

What does acarophilous mean?
Acarophilous means that lives in a symbiosis with mites.
What part of speech is acarophilous?
Acarophilous is an adjective.

Words near acarophilous in the dictionary

  1. acarological
  2. acarologist
  3. acarologists
  4. acarology
  5. acaropathogenic
  6. acarophilous
  7. acarophily
  8. acarophobe
  9. acarophobes
  10. acarophobia
  11. acarophobic

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