Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- The order Acarina as a whole, or any number of species or individuals of the order. See
Acarus and Acarina.
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- proper noun A taxonomic
subclass within theclass Arachnida — theticks andmites .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Dal Palak with Acari Masala sounds great. will try once. thanks for sharing.
Achaari Daal Palak Cardamom 2007
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The new species has been located inside six average-sized underground caves, generally in the deepest areas, and may be one of the major hypogean predators in the Iberian Peninsula, with a diet that ranges from Acari to Anillini carabids.
Archive 2007-01-01 2007
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Acari, and the infection is readily transmitted to rabbits in neighbouring cages and also to guinea pigs, but not to rats and mice.
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Acari multiply rapidly and live their entire life on the body of the host.
Common Diseases of Farm Animals R. A. Craig
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Acari in the eye have been incidentally alluded to under inflammation of the lids.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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The Osmia's larvæ, in fact, contrive to enclose themselves in an egg-shaped cocoon, dark brown in colour and very strong, which preserves them both from the rough contact of their shapeless cells and from the mandibles of voracious parasites, Acari, [5] Cleri [6] and Anthreni, [7] those manifold enemies whom we find prowling in the galleries, seeking whom they may devour.
The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Jean-Henri Fabre 1869
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_Tardigrades_, (which belong to the _Acari_,) and certain paste-eels, all exhibit a similar phenomenon.
Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon James Emerson Tennent 1836
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Dynacor, which owns the Acari, Casaden and Tumipampa exploration properties in Peru, said annual production from custom milling rose 43 percent to 33,525 ounces in 2010.
UPDATE 1-Dynacor Gold Q4 production doubles to 10,478 ounces | Reuters 2011
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There is no attempt at Swiftian satire - the only Swift mentioned in the four-page bibliography is Sabina F., co-author of Mite Acari Communities Associated with Ohi'a - Crichton wasn't interested in human nature.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Mark Sanderson 2011
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Diptera, and Acari species in Central-Hungarian reserves.
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