Where does “acarus” come from?

acarus (English) comes from taxonomic name Acarus, from Ancient Greek ἀκαρί — mite.

acarus (English): Any member of the subclass Acari (aka Acarina): thus, a mite or a tick; specifically, any mite of the genus Acarus

Definitions

  1. Any member of the subclass Acari (aka Acarina): thus, a mite or a tick; specifically, any mite of the genus Acarus

Ancestry of “acarus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1taxonomic nameAcarus—
2Ancient Greekἀκαρίmite

Words derived from “acarus”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἀκαρί →Every word from taxonomic name Acarus →