Ăc'a-rŭs, n.
n. [N. Lat. acarus, Gr. τὸ ἄκαρι, from ἀκαρής, small, indivisible; ă priv. and κείρειν, to cut short, shear.] A genus of small spiders, embracing the mites and ticks. Baird.
n. [N. Lat. acarus, Gr. τὸ ἄκαρι, from ἀκαρής, small, indivisible; ă priv. and κείρειν, to cut short, shear.] A genus of small spiders, embracing the mites and ticks. Baird.