Mite

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1. Noun

A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species; as, the cheese mite, sugar mite, harvest mite, etc. See Acarina.

2. Noun

A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing. The name is also applied to a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ.

3. Noun

A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.

4. Noun

Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle.

5. Noun

any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods
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