Acarus vs. Mite — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Acarus and Mite
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Acarus
Acarus is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae.
Mite
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods). Mites are not a defined taxon, but the name is used for members of several groups in the subclass acari of the class Arachnida.
Acarus
A mite, especially one of the genus Acarus.
Mite
Any of numerous small or minute arachnids of the order Acarina, including species that damage crops or stored food and species that are parasitic on animals and often transmit disease.
Acarus
Any member of the subclass Acari (aka Acarina): thus, a mite or a tick; specifically, any mite of the genus Acarus.
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Mite
A very small contribution or amount of money.
Acarus
A genus including many species of small mites.
Mite
A widow's mite.
Acarus
A mite of the genus Acarus
Mite
A very small object, creature, or particle.
Mite
A coin of very small value, especially an obsolete British coin worth half a farthing.
Mite
Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
Mite
A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing.
Mite
A lepton, a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ.
Mite
A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.
Mite
Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle.
A mite
Mite
A small or naughty person, or one people take pity on; rascal.
Mite
Eye dialect of might
Mite
A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species; as, the dust mite, cheese mite, sugar mite, harvest mite, three-toed spider mite, etc. See Acarina.
Mite
A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing. The name is also applied to a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ.
Two mites, which make a farthing.
Mite
A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.
Mite
Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle.
For in effect they be not worth a myte.
Mite
A slight but appreciable addition;
This dish could use a touch of garlic
Mite
Any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods
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