‖ Acaridæ, n. pl. Zool.
(əˈkærɪdiː)
[mod.L., f. Acar-us + -idæ.]
A family of small Arachnida, breathing by pores like insects; comprising mites and ticks. (For the sing. Acaridan is used.)
| 1847 Carpenter Zool. II. §766 The Acaridae are very widely, in fact universally, distributed. |