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Meaning of SARCOPTID

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals; "itch mites cause scabies"
 
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 Synonyms: itch mite
 
 See Also: genus Sarcoptes, mite, Sarcoptes

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sar*cop"tid\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any species of the genus {Sarcoptes} and related genera of
mites, comprising the itch mites and mange mites. -- a. Of or
pertaining to the itch mites.
 

 

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