Mite (mt), n. [AS. mte mite (in sense 1); akin to LG. mite, D. mijt, G.
miete, OHG. mza; cf. Goth. maitan to cut.] 1. (Zoöl.) 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. [D. mijt; prob. the same word.] 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.
Two mites, which make a farthing.
Mark xii. 49.