NOUN | animal | itch mite, sarcoptid | whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals |
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Meaning | whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals. | |
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Example | "itch mites cause scabies" | |
Synonym | sarcoptid | |
Member of | Sarcoptes, genus Sarcoptes | type genus of the family Sarcoptidae |
Broader | mite | Any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods |
Catalan | àcar de la sarna, sarcoptes |
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