Associations to the word «Acarina»

Wiktionary

ACARINA, proper noun. A taxonomic subclass within the class Arachnida   — includes the mites and ticks. Many species are parasitic, and cause diseases like the itch and mange.

Dictionary definition

ACARINA, noun. Mites and ticks.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats