- sarcoptid
- Common name for members of the Sarcoptidae, a family of mites that includes the genera Sarcoptes, Knemidokoptes, and Notoedres.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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Sarcoptid — 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sarcoptid — sar·cop·tid … English syllables
sarcoptid — n. itch mite. ♦ sarcoptic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
sarcoptid — noun whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals itch mites cause scabies • Syn: ↑itch mite • Hypernyms: ↑mite • Member Holonyms: ↑Sarcoptes, ↑genus Sarcoptes … Useful english dictionary
Knemidokoptes — A genus of microscopic burrowing sarcoptid mites that infect fowl and caged birds; species include K. laevis var. gallinae, the depluming mite, and K. mutans, the scaly leg mite. [G. kneme, leg, + kopto, to cut] * * * Kne·mi·do·kop·tes .nē mə dō… … Medical dictionary
genus Sarcoptes — noun type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites • Syn: ↑Sarcoptes • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Sarcoptidae, ↑family Sarcoptidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
itch mite — noun whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals itch mites cause scabies • Syn: ↑sarcoptid • Hypernyms: ↑mite • Member Holonyms: ↑Sarcoptes, ↑genus Sarcoptes * * * … Useful english dictionary
Sarcoptes — noun type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites • Syn: ↑genus Sarcoptes • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Sarcoptidae, ↑family Sarcoptidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
