Home › Words › A › acariformacariformacariform means relating to mites of the superorder Acariformes.EtymologyBorrowed from taxonomic name Acariformes.adjRelating to mites of the superorder Acariformes.nounAny mite of the superorder Acariformes.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.acarian 79% match — Any mite or tick of the subclass Acari. vs acariform →acarid 77% match — Any parasitic arachnid, such as mites and ticks, of the subclass Acarina. vs acariform →acarus 74% match — Any member of the subclass Acari (aka Acarina): thus, a mite or a tick; specifically, any mite of the genus Acarus. vs acariform →actinotrich 73% match — Any mite of the former superorder Actinotrichida (now Acariformes) vs acariform →acaridian 71% match — Synonym of acarine. vs acariform →acariphagous 70% match — That feeds on mites vs acariform →acaroid 70% match — Shaped like or resembling a mite. vs acariform →acarine 70% match — Of or caused by acari or mites. vs acariform →