बरु

अव्य० [सं० वर-श्रेष्ठ, भला] १. भले ही। ऐसा हो जाय तो हो जाय। चाहे। २. वरन्। बल्कि

Acarology is the scientific study of a particular sub family of arachnids

He is just a mite weaker than her.