acarus

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Acarus, from Ancient Greek ἀκαρί (akarí, “cheese mite, tick”).

[280] “A microscopic scarlet Acarus” (Orton, p. 485). — The North-West Amazons: Notes of some months spent among cannibal tribes, Thomas Whiffen
Acarus farinæ DeGeer, as its name indicates, is found in flour. — Our Common Insects: A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses, A. S. (Alpheus Spring) Packard
She continued:— “Father Fauvent?” “Reverend Mother?” “Saint Didorus, Archbishop of Cappadocia, desired that this single word might be inscribed on his tomb: Acarus, which signifies, a worm of the earth; this was done. — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo

genus Acarus

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