acar-

DEFINITION of acar-

mite

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ETYMOLOGY of acar-

greek

Component	Origin	Meaning
acar- / acaro-	Greek ἀκάρι (akari), from ἀκάρεα (akarea)	“mite,” “scab,” “tick” — zoological/parasitological combining form

The word entered English in the 1840s as acarid (noun), borrowed from Modern Latin acarus, from Greek ἀκάρι (akari) — literally “mite” (originally denoting the specific mite causing scabies). The noun acarocele appeared in the 1900s. The root akari (“mite”) connects acar- to the entire parasite and arthropod roots: acaricide (acar- + -cide $\to$ agent that kills mites), acarophobia (acar- + phobos $\to$ fear of mites or ticks), and acarology (acar- + logos $\to$ study of mites). The combining form acar- is productive in parasitology, dermatology, and entomology: e.g., acaroid, acaricidal, acaricide, and Dermanyssus.

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