Acarid vs Phoxim - What's the difference?

acarid | phoxim |


As nouns the difference between acarid and phoxim

is that acarid is (biology|zoology) any parasitic arachnid, such as mites and ticks, of the subclass acarina while phoxim is an organophosphate insecticide used in veterinary medicine to treat ectoparasitic acarids.

As an adjective acarid

is (biology|zoology) of or pertaining to acarids.

acarid

English

(wikipedia acarid)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology, zoology) Any parasitic arachnid, such as mites and ticks, of the subclass Acarina.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (biology, zoology) Of or pertaining to acarids.

    • Anagrams

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    phoxim

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia phoxim)
  • An organophosphate insecticide used in veterinary medicine to treat ectoparasitic acarids.