acarine, a. and n.
(ˈækəraɪn)
[f. mod.L. Acarus + -ine1.]
A. adj. Of, belonging, or due, to Acari or mites.
| 1828 Kirby & Spence Entomol. Lett. I. iv. 98 The cause of either the pedicular or acarine disease. |
B. n. = acarid.
| 1891 Athenæum 19 Dec. 837/2 Association..between certain acarines of the family Gamasidæ and certain species of ants. |