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acarus
ac·a·rus [ ákərəss ] (plural ac·a·ri [ ákərī ])


noun 
Definition:
 
mite or tick: a mite or tick ( technical )

[Mid-17th century. Via modern Latin< Greek akari "mite," literally "too short to cut, tiny" < kar- "cut"]
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