acarology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /æ.kəˈɹɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ (UK)
- /æ.kəˈɹɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ (US)
Etymology
From acaro- + -logy, based on Ancient Greek ἄκαρι (ákari, “cheese mite, tick”) + -λογία (-logía).
Meanings
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(uncountable) The study of ticks and mites.
General texts on acarology include works by Woolley (1987), Evans (1992), and Krantz and Walter (2009).
2009, Lance A. Durden, Gary R. Mullen, “Introduction”, in Gary R. Mullen, Lance A. Durden, editors, Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Elsevier (Academic Press), page 1:Acarology is the study of mites, or Acari or Acarina. It is a specialized field of study in the larger topics of invertebrate zoology and entomology. Because some mites are economically important pests of agriculture (crops, honey bees, stored food products, and livestock), are household pests, or are vectors of diseases of humans and livestock, acarology is often studied in entomology departments.
2011, Marjorie A. Hoy, Agricultural Acarology, Taylor & Francis (CRC Press), page 3:1999, Rodger David Mitchell (editor), Acarology IX, Volume 2: Symposia, Ohio Biological Survey, page xvii, The students and faculty of the acarology course were Don's life, and his example pushed us all to higher levels of achievement.
Deriveds
Relateds
acaro- · acarus · Acarina · Acari
Translations (28)
pt acarologia (the study of ticks and mites) · cmn 蜱蟎學 /蜱螨学 (the study of ticks and mites) · mrj акарология (the study of ticks and mites) · et akaroloogia (the study of ticks and mites) · ca acarologia (the study of ticks and mites) · tt акарология (the study of ticks and mites) · be акаралогія (the study of ticks and mites) · pl akarologia (the study of ticks and mites) · tg акарология (the study of ticks and mites) · he אקרולוגיה (the study of ticks and mites) · el ακαρολογία (the study of ticks and mites) · fi akarologia (the study of ticks and mites) · kk акарология (the study of ticks and mites) · uk акарологія (the study of ticks and mites) · ja ダニ学 (the study of ticks and mites) · nl acarologie (the study of ticks and mites) · ml അകറോളജി (the study of ticks and mites) · fr acarologie (the study of ticks and mites) · ro acarologie (the study of ticks and mites) · ru акароло́гия (the study of ticks and mites) · sv akarologi (the study of ticks and mites) · id akarologi (the study of ticks and mites) · az akarologiya (the study of ticks and mites) · ka აკაროლოგია (the study of ticks and mites) · tr akaroloji (the study of ticks and mites) · fa کنهشناسی (the study of ticks and mites) · ba акарология (the study of ticks and mites) · it acarologia (the study of ticks and mites)