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acarine (adjective) (not comparable)
Of, belonging, or due to mites: After being bitten by a mite, the doctor examined her and diagnosed her as having an acarine disease.
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acarine (s) (noun), acarines (pl)
A member of the order Acari: Jill learned in her biology class at school that mites and ticks were arachnids and also termed acarines.
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acarine dermatosis (s) (noun), acarine dermatoses (pl)
An eruption of the skin caused by mite parasites: When Jane saw the very serious rash on her arm, she went to her doctor who diagnosed it as being a case of acarine dermatosis and told her to make sure that her pet dog was treated for mites.
acarine disease (s) (noun), acarine diseases (pl)
A disease of adult bees caused by the parasitic mite Acarpis woodi: The acarine disease, also called the "Isle of Wight disease", affects the tracheae of honeybees, causing them to be incapable of flying.
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