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- Dictionarymite/mʌɪt/
noun
- 1. a small child or animal, especially when regarded as an object of sympathy: "the poor little mite looks half-starved"
- 2. a very small amount: "his teacher thought he needed a mite of discipline"
adverb
- 1. a little; slightly: informal "I haven't eaten yet and I'm feeling a mite peckish"
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mite: [noun] any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors.
MITE definition: 1. a very small animal similar to a spider: 2. a young child, especially one deserving sympathy…. Learn more.
The microscopic mite Lorryia formosa (). The mites are not a defined taxon, but is used for two distinct groups of arachnids, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes.The phylogeny of the Acari has been relatively little studied, but molecular information from ribosomal DNA is being extensively used to understand relationships between groups. The 18 S rRNA gene provides information on ...
Mite definition: any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.. See examples of MITE used in a sentence.
MITE meaning: 1. a very small animal similar to a spider: 2. a young child, especially one deserving sympathy…. Learn more.
Mite is one of many words for a very small amount, like a bit and a jot. A mite is teeny-weeny and itty-bitty. It's not much at all.
Definition of mite noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define mite. mite synonyms, mite pronunciation, mite translation, English dictionary definition of mite. tiny particle; an insect; a small amount Not to be confused with: might – force; strength; past tense of may Abused, Confused, ...
Mite definition: A very small object, creature, or particle. Any of a large subclass (Acari) of tiny, sometimes microscopic, arachnids often parasitic upon animals, insects, or plants, or infesting prepared foods, including many species that transmit diseases.
mite. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Insects, Children mite /maɪt/ noun [ countable] 1 a very small creature that lives in plants, carpet s etc 2 spoken a small child, especially one that you feel sorry for Poor mite! You must be starving! 3 → a mite 4 → a mite of something Examples from the Corpus mite ...
