mite — meaning in English

English meaning

• mite noun A tiny eight-legged creature related to ticks, often too small to see clearly.
• moth noun A flying insect related to the butterfly, usually active at night and less colorful, with feathery antennae.

Senses

mite is used for these senses in English:

• clothes moth Any of several small, yellowish or buff-colored moths of the family Tineidae, feeding on textiles (wool, fur, feathers).
• mite Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
• moth Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.

mite — full definition

1. noun A tiny eight-legged creature related to ticks, often too small to see clearly.
2. noun A very small amount or a tiny bit of something.

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