SARCOPTES

Sarcoptes, genus Sarcoptes

(noun) type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Sar*cop"tes, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of parasitic mites including the itch mites.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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