acarine

Noun
  1. Mite or tick (synset 101778833)
    is a type of: arachnid, arachnoid - air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs
    subtypes:
    • tick - any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
    • mite - any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods
    belongs to: acarina, order acarina - mites and ticks

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