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Acarus vs Scarus - What's the difference?

acarus | scarus |

As a proper noun acarus

is .

As a noun scarus is

a mediterranean food fish (sparisoma scarus ); parrotfish.

acarus

English

(Acarina)

Noun

(acari)
  • (zoology) A mite, especially one from the genus Acarus.
  • * 1658': water strongly boiled; wherein the Seeds are extinguished by fire and decoction, and therefore last long and pure without such alteration, affording neither uliginous coats, gnatworms, '''Acari , hairworms, like crude and common water — Sir Thomas Browne, ''The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 205)

    • scarus

    English

    Noun

    (scari)
  • A Mediterranean food fish (Sparisoma scarus ); parrotfish.
    • (Webster 1913) ----