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English noun: mite

1. mite (quantity) a slight but appreciable amount


SamplesThis dish could use a touch of garlic.


Synonymshint, jot, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch


Broader (hypernym)small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity


Narrower (hyponym)snuff

2. mite (animal) any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods


Broader (hypernym)acarine


Narrower (hyponym)acarid, acarus, genus Acarus, itch mite, rust mite, sarcoptid, spider mite, tetranychid, trombiculid, trombidiid, web-spinning mite


Member meronymAcarina, order Acarina









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