| acardia | (n) congenital absence of the heart (as in the development of some monsters) |
| acariasis | (n) infestation with itch mites, Syn. acariosis, acaridiasis |
| acaricide | (n) a chemical agent used to kill mites, Syn. acaracide |
| acarid | (n) very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants; related to ticks |
| acaridae | (n) mites, Syn. family Acaridae |
| acarina | (n) mites and ticks, Syn. order Acarina |
| acarine | (n) mite or tick |
| acaroid resin | (n) an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper, Syn. accroides gum, accaroid resin, gum accroides, accroides resin, accroides |
| acarophobia | (n) a morbid fear of small insects and mites and worms |
| acarpelous | (adj) having no carpels, Syn. acarpellous, Ant. carpellate |
| Acardiac | a. [ Gr. &unr_;; |
| acarid | n. |
| Acaridae | n. |
| Acaridan | n. [ See Acarus. ] (Zool.) One of a group of arachnids, including the mites and ticks. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Acarina | ‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; a mite. ] (Zool.) The order of Arachnida which includes the mites and ticks. Many species are parasitic, and cause diseases like the itch and mange. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| acarine | n. (Med.) A member of the order |
| acarine | a. (Med.) Of or caused by |
| Acaroid | a. [ NL., acarus a mite + -oid. ] (Zool.) Shaped like or resembling a mite. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| acarpelous | |
| Acarpous | a. [ Gr. &unr_;; |
| Acarophobie { f }; Furcht vor Insekten oder -stichen | acarophobia [Add to Longdo] |