Acarid [noun]

Definition of Acarid:

small insect

Synonyms of Acarid:

● Speck

● Insect

● Bug

● Particle

● Parasite

● Mote

● Minim

● Molecule

● Atom

● Bit

● Tick

● Smidgen

● Iota

● Minute

● Nit


Opposite/Antonyms of Acarid:

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Sentence/Example of Acarid:

Many insects are always covered with certain species of acarid.

They have always perplexed entomologists, who seem to consider them as parasites allied to acarid and lice.

Leroy de Mricourt found in pus, which was running from the ear of a sailor, acarid which Mons.

A very minute white Acarid (mite) has been observed frequently under the puparia of this species, among the eggs.

As regards the scab, itch, and mange insects or mites (Acarid), three perfectly distinct forms are known.