The meaning of Mite

noun

A minute arachnid which has four pairs of legs when adult, related to the ticks. many kinds live in the soil and a number are parasitic on plants or animals.

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All of these arthropods are known predators of insect eggs; on at least 17 plants, adult mites were…

noun

A small child or animal, especially when regarded as an object of sympathy.

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The poor little mite looks half-starved

noun

A very small amount.

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His teacher thought he needed a mite of discipline

adverb

A little; slightly.

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I haven't eaten yet and i'm feeling a mite peckish