Etymograph

English

acaroid

From New Latin acarus (“member of the former inclusive genus of mites”) + -oid (“likeness”).

Formed from acarus ‘member of the former inclusive genus of mites’ + -oid ‘likeness’

Ancient Greek ἀκαρί ‘cheese mite, tick’

Taxonomic Latin Acarus

English acarus

Today it means

adj Shaped like or resembling a mite.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / acaroid