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Definition of Acarine
1. Noun. Mite or tick.
Group relationships: Acarina, Order Acarina
Specialized synonyms: Tick, Mite
Definition of Acarine
1. a. Of or caused by acari or mites; as, acarine diseases.
Definition of Acarine
1. Adjective. (medicine) Of or caused by ''acari'' or mites; as, '''acarine''' diseases. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Acarine
1. acarid [n -S] - See also: acarid
Medical Definition of Acarine
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Acarine
Literary usage of Acarine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to Entomology, Or Elements of the Natural History of Insects by William Kirby, William Spence (1818)
"... due deference to medical men, I propose to distinguish generically all acarine
diseases, will not be refused its place amongst your Genera Morborum. .-. ..."
2. The Monthly Microscopical Journal: Transactions of the Royal Microscopical (1872)
"We all know that the young of the acarine division of the Arachnid family are
excluded from the ovum in an immature condition, possessing but three pairs of ..."
3. Report on the Injurious Insects and Other Animals Observed in the Midland by Walter Edward Collinge (1908)
"The irritation set up on human beings when attacked by this tiny acarine is very
painful. Fortunately, however, the so-called Harvest Bug is not a mature ..."
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