acarinarium

noun

ac·​a·​ri·​nar·​i·​um

-rəˈna(a)rēəm

plural acarinaria

-ēə

or acarinariums

-ēəmz

: a chamber of the body wall of insects (such as wasps) frequently infested by tiny nonparasitic mites

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Acarina + -arium

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

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