Acarus
See also: acarus
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