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Acaroid vs Scaroid - What's the difference?

acaroid | scaroid |

As adjectives the difference between acaroid and scaroid

is that acaroid is shaped like or resembling a mite while scaroid is of or relating to the Scaridae, a family of marine fishes.

acaroid

English

Adjective

  • (biology, zoology) Shaped like or resembling a mite.

    • scaroid

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (zoology) Of or relating to the Scaridae, a family of marine fishes.
    • (Webster 1913)