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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

acarus

/ak-er-uhs/US // ˈæk ər əs //UK // (ˈækərəs) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ac·a·ri [ak-uh-rahy]. /ˈæk əˌraɪ/.

    • : a mite, especially of the genus Acarus.

Examples

  • The itch-mite (Acarus scabiei) and the louse (Pediculus capitis, corporis, vel pubis) are the more common members of the group.

  • The presence of lice and of the Acarus Scabiei can bring about acute and severe skin eruptions.

  • To the invasion of the cutaneous structures by an animal parasite, the sarcoptes scabiei (acarus scabiei).

  • Another species of Acarus, A. sacchari, is found abundantly in ordinary moist sugar.

  • It is possible that the pustular disease which prevails at Sierra Leone is originated by some peculiar acarus.

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