Mite

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1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations

English

Pronunciation

• mīt, /maɪt/, /maIt/

  Homophones: might

  Rhymes: -aɪt

Noun

mite (mites )

1. A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species; as, the cheese mite , sugar mite , harvest mite , etc. See Acarina.
2. 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.
3. A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.
4. Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle.

Translations

• Finnish: punkki (1)
• Lithuanian: erkė f