mite

1. n. A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species; as, the cheese mite, sugar mite, harvest mite, etc. See Acarina. Source: opted

2. n. A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing. The name is also applied to a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ. Source: opted

3. n. A small weight; one twentieth of a grain. Source: opted

4. n. Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle. Source: opted

5. n. a slight but appreciable amount Source: wordnet

6. n. any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods Source: wordnet

7. 1. (Zoöl.) A word/minute">minute word/arachnid">arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species; as, the cheese mite, sugar mite, harvest mite, etc. See Acarina. 2. Etym: [D. mijt; prob. the same word.] A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing. The name is also applied to a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ. Two mites, which make a farthing. Mark xii. 49. 3. A small weight; one twentieth of a grain. 4. Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle. For in effect they be not worth a myte. Chaucer. Source: webster

8. A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there aremany species; as, the cheese mite, sugar mite, harvest mite, etc. SeeAcarina. Source: adambom

9. n:100 n. any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods Source: ecdict

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