English noun: mite |
1. | mite (quantity) a slight but appreciable amount |
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| Samples | This dish could use a touch of garlic.
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| Synonyms | hint, jot, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch |
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| Broader (hypernym) | small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | snuff |
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2. | mite (animal) any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods |
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| Broader (hypernym) | acarine |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | acarid, acarus, genus Acarus, itch mite, rust mite, sarcoptid, spider mite, tetranychid, trombiculid, trombidiid, web-spinning mite |
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| Member meronym | Acarina, order Acarina |
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