Sarcoptesn.
/sɑːˈkɒptiːz/ Zoology.
A genus of parasites comprising the itch-mite; a mite of this genus.
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handwormeOE
wheal-worm1648
ciron1676
itch-tick1822
itch-acarus1826
Sarcoptes1827
itch-mite1833
itch-insect1846
sarcoptid1869
mange mite1873
sarcopt1892
1827 Lancet 6 Jan. 448/2 He could never find any sarcoptes or acari.
1874 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 13 75 The two genera in question differ from the true Sarcoptes in not piercing canals in the epidermis of their host.
1876 P. J. Van Beneden Animal Parasites & Messmates 133 No other species but those of Sarcoptes can be transferred from animals to man.
1876 P. J. Van Beneden Animal Parasites & Messmates 135 A sarcoptes (S. mutans) which produces a disease among fowls.
Derivatives
sarˈcoptic adj. caused by itch-mites.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Arachnida > [adjective] > relating to or caused by mite > of mite of family Sarcoptidae > caused by itch-mites
sarcoptic1886
1886 Order of Council in Field 24 July 160/3 A horse, ass, or mule affected with sarcoptic mange.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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