Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the Acarida; resembling the mites; mite-like.
- noun One of the Acarida; a mite.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Shaped like or resembling a mite.
- adjective (botany) having no carpels.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective biology, zoology Shaped like or resembling a
mite .
Etymologies
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New Latin acarus ("member of the former inclusive genus of mites") + -oid (“likeness”)
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Examples
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A fragrant resin, called acaroid resin, is obtained from it.
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture William Saunders 1861
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