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Answer for the clue "Mite or tick ", 7 letters:
acarine

Word definitions for acarine in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. mite or tick

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Acarine \Ac"a*rine\, a. (Med.) Of or caused by acari or mites; as, acarine diseases.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context medicine English) Of or caused by ''acarus'' or mites.

Usage examples of acarine.

In 1922 the United States had prohibited the import of foreign bees because they were bringing with them a tiny eight-legged tick called the Acarine mite.