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Acarapis

noun
Acar·​a·​pis | \ əˈkarəpə̇s\

Definition of Acarapis

: a genus of minute mites that are chiefly parasitic on insects and include a species (A. woodi) that invades the tracheae of honeybees causing Isle of Wight disease

First Known Use of Acarapis

1922, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Acarapis

New Latin, from acar- + Latin apis bee

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