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‖ 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.)
1847Carpenter Zool. II. §766 The Acaridae are very widely, in fact universally, distributed. |