| acarid | (noun) very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants; related to ticks | - |
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| arid | (adjective) lacking sufficient water or rainfall | Synonyms: waterless |
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| (adjective) lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless | Synonyms: desiccate, desiccated |
| larid | (noun) long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family | - |
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| sciarid | (noun) minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings | Synonyms: fungus gnat, sciara |
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| semiarid | (adjective) somewhat arid | - |
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| sparid | (noun) spiny-finned food fishes of warm waters having well-developed teeth | Synonyms: sparid fish |
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