mite vs acarine

mite and acarine both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mite	Yes	No	No	No
acarine	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, acarine is a hypernym of mite; that is, acarine is a word with a broader meaning than mite:

mite: any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods
acarine: mite or tick

mite (noun)	acarine (noun)
any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods	mite or tick
a slight but appreciable amount