ácaro

Borrowed from New Latin acarus, from Ancient Greek ἄκαρι (ákari, “cheese mite, tick”), from ἀκαρής (akarḗs, “tiny”).

• Hyphenation: á‧ca‧ro

ácaro m (plural ácaros)

1. mite (an arachnid)

• acaricida

Borrowed from New Latin acarus, from Ancient Greek ἄκαρι (ákari, “cheese mite”), from ἀκαρής (akarḗs, “tiny”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈakaɾo/ [ˈa.ka.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -akaɾo
• Syllabification: á‧ca‧ro

ácaro m (plural ácaros)

1. mite
2. (in the plural, zoology) order of mites

• “ácaro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024