Acarus

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Translingual

Acarus siro

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin acarus, from Ancient Greek ἄκαρι (ákari, “cheese mite, tick”). Coined 1758 by Carl Linnaeus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæk.ə.ɹəs/

Proper noun

Acarus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Acaridae – many species of small mites.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Acari - subclass; Acariformes - superorder; Sarcoptiformes - order; Acaridia - suborder; Acaroidea - superfamily; Acaridae - family; Acarinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Acarus siro - type species. See Acarus on WikispeciesWikispecies for other species.

References

Acaridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Acarus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Acarus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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