Look up: mite

1. Mite
   Mites, along with ticks, are small arthropods belonging to the subclass Acari (also known as Acarina) and the class Arachnida. The scientific discipline devoted to the study of ticks and mites is called acarology. ==Diversity and systematics== Acari are mites, except for the three families of ticks...
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2. mite
   Avery small amount, portion, or particle
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3. mite
   [n] - any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods
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4. Mite
   Mite: A tiny eight-legged creature belonging to the Order Acarina related to spiders and ticks. Some mites live freely and others as parasites. Mites can attack plants and animals, carry disease, and cause allergies. acaricide.
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5. mite
   a small arachnid of the order Acarina,having no obvious demarcation between the various parts of its body Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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6. Mite
   Mite (mīt) noun [ Anglo-Saxon mīte mite (in sense 1); akin to LG. mite , Dutch mijt , German miete , Old High German mīza ; confer Goth. maitan to cut.] 1. (Zoology) A minut...
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7. mite
   1. <zoology> A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species; as, the cheese mite, sugar mite, harvest mite, etc. See Acarina. ... 2. [D. Mijt; prob. The same word] A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing. The name is also appl...
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8. mite
   noun any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods
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9. mite
   (mīt) any arthropod of the order Acarina except the ticks; they are characterized by minute size, a usually transparent or semitransparent body, and other features distinguishing them from the ticks. They may be free living or parasitic on animals or plants, and may produce various irritations of the skin (ac...
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10. mite
    any of about 30,000 species of tiny arthropods, members of the mite and tick subclass Acari (class Arachnida), that inhabit a wide range of habitats, ... [6 related articles]
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11. mite
    mite, mites 1. Any of various small or minute arachnids of the order Acarina that are often parasitic on animals and plants, infest stored food products, and in some species transmit disease. 2. Any arthropod of the order acarina except the ticks which are among the most diverse and successful of all the invertebrate groups. ...
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12. mite
    
    • a small but appreciable amount
    • any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods
    
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13. mite
    mite, small, often microscopic chelicerate that, along with the tick, makes up the order Acarina; it is also related to spiders. The unsegmented mite body is typically oval and compact, although a few, mostly parasites, are elongated and wormlike. There are four pairs of legs. The movable head is at...
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14. Mite
    Mite is a name common to numerous small, in some cases microscopic, animals, of the class Arachnida (spiders) and division Acarida. Sometimes the name is given only to those of the Acarida which have feet formed for walk ing and the mouth not furnished with a sucker formed of lancet-like plates, as ...
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15. Mite
    The mite was a small coin formerly current, equal to about one-third of a farthing. The term was also applied to small weight formerly used by the moneyers, equal to the twentieth part of a grain.
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16. mite
    Type: Term Pronunciation: mīt Definitions: 1. A minute arthropod of the order Acarina, a vast assemblage of parasitic and (primarily) free-living organisms. Most are still undescribed, and only a relatively small number are of medical or veterinary importance as vectors or intermediate hosts of...
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17. mite
    Minute arachnid related to the ticks. Some mites are free-living scavengers or predators. Some are parasitic, such as the itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei), which burrows in skin causing scabies in humans and mange in dogs, and the red mite (Dermanyssus gallinae), which sucks blood from poultry and other birds....
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18. Mite
    (See Acarapis woodi and Varroa jacobsoni).
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