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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ACARUS

New Latin, from Greek akari a small thing, a mite.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ACARUS

acarus  [ˈækərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACARUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Acarus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ACARUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of acarus in the English dictionary

The definition of acarus in the dictionary is any of the free-living mites of the widely distributed genus Acarus, several of which, esp A. siro, are serious pests of stored flour, grain, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACARUS


adventurous
ədˈvɛntʃərəs
cankerous
ˈkæŋkərəs
cantankerous
kænˈtæŋkərəs
Carreras
kəˈrɛərəs
chancrous
ˈʃæŋkərəs
dangerous
ˈdeɪndʒərəs
decorous
ˈdɛkərəs
generous
ˈdʒɛnərəs
glamorous
ˈɡlæmərəs
glamourous
ˈɡlæmərəs
Honduras
hɒnˈdjʊərəs
humorous
ˈhjuːmərəs
Icarus
ˈɪkərəs
ichorous
ˈaɪkərəs
indecorous
ɪnˈdɛkərəs
numerous
ˈnjuːmərəs
ocherous
ˈəʊkərəs
rancorous
ˈræŋkərəs
rigorous
ˈrɪɡərəs
vigorous
ˈvɪɡərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACARUS

acariasis
acaricidal
acaricide
acarid
acaridan
acaridean
acaridian
acaridomatium
acarine
acarodomatium
acaroid
acaroid gum
acaroid resin
acarologist
acarology
acarophily
acarpellous
acarpelous
acarpous

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACARUS

antivirus
Belarus
cantharus
chorus
cirrus
citrus
Cyprus
Cyrus
Glarus
Horus
human immunodeficiency virus
Pandarus
phosphorus
sarus
Tartarus
Taurus
thesaurus
uterus
varus
virus

Synonyms and antonyms of acarus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «acarus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACARUS

Find out the translation of acarus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of acarus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «acarus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acarus
570 millions of speakers

English

acarus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

acarus
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحلم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

клещ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ácaro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

acarus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

acariens
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Acarus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

acarus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コナダニ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

acarus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Acarus
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

acarus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மென்னுண்ணி இனம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अश्रार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

acarus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acaro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

acarus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кліщ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Acarus
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Acarus
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

acarus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

acarus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

acarus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of acarus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACARUS»

The term «acarus» is normally little used and occupies the 117.980 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACARUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about acarus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACARUS»

Discover the use of acarus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to acarus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A General Natural History Or New and Accurate Description of ...
_ it is common in shallow waters, where it runs very swiftly along the bottom; Frisch. calls it, Araneus aquaticus ruber parvus ; Charleton, Buprestis araneolw. Acarus caoiez'. _ . . . . He itclv Cfcaras. The Itch Animal, This is a very small species; ...
John Hill, 1752
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Ticks: A Monograph of the Ixodoidea
1. IXODES. RICINUS1. (Linnaeus,. 1746. and. 1758). Pis. IV and VII, Text-figs. 115, 139-148. Synonymy: not Reduvius Charleton, 1668, p. 49. ? Ricinus caninus Ray, 1710, p. 10 (Synon. in Walckenaer and Gervais, 1844, p. 236). ?. not Acarus ...
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A General Natural History: Or, New and Accurate Descriptions ...
An history of animals. By John Hill. 'it is common in shallow waters, where it runs very swiftly along the bottom 3 Frisch. calls it, Araneusaquaticus ruber parvus; Qharleton, Buprestis araneolae: . Acarus/Zahsiei. 7 ,, _ _ ' i _ z-YZe workman, .. si '.
‎1773
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An History of Animals: Containing Descriptions of the Birds, ...
Acarus pedibus primi paris cheliformibus. 3£l)t ^CO^ptOtt The Acarus, with the first pair of legs cheliform. ^XiittU This is a small species : it's body is roundish and inflated, os a whitish colour, and covered with a thin and smooth skin : the head ...
John Hill, 1752
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On Diseases of the Skin
Acarus exulcerans. — A. pedibus longissimis setaceis ; anticis duobus brevibus. " Habitat in scabie ferina, cujus caussa est." In the " Entomologia Faunae Suecicae " of Linnaeus, edited by Villers,* the editor retains the above " Descriptio" in ...
Sir Erasmus Wilson, 1847
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A General Natural History: Or, New and Accurate Descriptions ...
TheHzstoryffANIMALS: 2'5 ere it runs very swiftly along the bottdm, rvus; Charleton, Buprestis araneolae. Acarus stahiei. The itch Acarus. Animal. _ This'is a very' small species; it's body is of a figure approaching to oval and lobatedz' itfs head ...
John Hill, 1752
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The Edinburgh encyclopaedia, conducted by D. Brewster
Acarus reticulatus, Fabr. Acarus reduvius, Schrank. Ixodes reticulatus, Latr. Inhabits various plants ; is very common in Genista;; it fixes itself to oxen. When its abdomen is distended, it is nearly five lines in length, and is then of an ash or pale ...
Edinburgh encyclopaedia, sir David Brewster, 1830
8
Medico-chirurgical Review and Journal of Practical Medicine
A'enice, to write a memoir, descriptive of the appearances of the insect under the microscope, and to have drawings of it made, which were, indeed, the first ever published. Muller has given a short notice, and an engraving of the acarus, in the  ...
9
World Catalogue of the Spider Mite Family (Acari: Tetranychidae)
Acanthonychus jiangfengensis Acarus aceris Acarus cinnabarinus Acarus coffeae Acarus cucumeris Acarus ferrugineus Acarus graminum Acarus haematodes Acarus latens Acarus petrarum Acarus praegnans Acarus rosarum Acarus rufus ...
Hans R. Bolland, Jean Gutierrez, Carlos H. W. Flechtmann, 1998
10
New York Medical and Surgical Reporter
The microscopic pathologists who attempted to assign a material cause to every disease have determined that the itch is produced by the acarus-a doctrine which Dr. Cox believes. Professor Hebra who has devoted more attention to the ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACARUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term acarus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Another winning dermatology textbook
Scabies: the acarus can be resistant to topical remedies and although impossible to prove, the book rightly points out that varying the therapy is ... «Irish Medical Times, Nov 14»
2
Liberia: Are Weah, Dillon Carry US Passports?
Acarus Gray said the release of the document is a diversionary tactics by some unscrupulous individuals who want to sway the CDC's attention ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 14»
3
Genetic Test Shows Who's Who in Cheese Bacteria (and Fungus)
(Four out of the seven samples also included small amounts of DNA from a bug: namely, the mite Acarus immobilis. Certain cheeses are ... «Discover Magazine, May 14»
4
The CBL Act Amendment: The First Major Anti-Political Corruption …
LTA built latrine in Representative Acarus Gray District. NOCAL sponsors football clubs. Even the Ministry of Finance has combined with GSA ... «Perspective, Feb 14»
5
Mimolette “mite” be blocked if levels are too high, says FDA
El-Hinnawy said excess cheese mites (Acarus siro) broke the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act because they were classed as “filth” but ... «FoodQualityNews.com, Aug 13»
6
April 12 Demonstration Suspended Following Closed Door Meeting
James Gray, cousin of CDC Montserrado County lawmaker Acarus Gray, Vice Chairman, CDC Youth Wing is a staunch CDcian and critic of the ... «AllAfrica.com, Apr 13»
7
President Sirleaf gets cocky in second term
Tiawon Saye Gongloe for one is not Acarus Gray wearing military uniforms at the Liberian Capitol. Rep Gray has behaved boorishly politically, ... «Liberian Dialogue, Dec 12»
8
UK pet travel regulations eliminate quarantine
... small animal medicine at Bristol Veterinary School and a consultant for Acarus Laboratory, which offers polymerase chain reaction testing for ... «VIN News Service, Sep 11»
9
HRT África Petróleo SA and Vienna Investments Relevant Fact
... Acarus holds 20% of the oil and gas exploration rights in blocks 2813A, 2814B and 2914A, all of those blocks located in off-shore Namibia. «Canada NewsWire, Jul 11»
10
Offshore Oil and Gas: Will Brazil's Success Be Replicated by Namibia?
... (OTC:UPWRF), Acarus, Chariot Oil and Gas, AlphaPetro, Arcadia (NYSEMKT:KAD), Pancontinental Oil and Gas PetroSA and Sintezneftgaz. «Seeking Alpha, Feb 11»

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