释义 |
cho·ri·op·tes \ˌkōrēˈäpˌtēz\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, probably from Greek chorion chorion, leather (hence taken here to mean animal skin) + New Latin -optes (as in Sarcoptes) : a genus of small parasitic mites infesting domestic animals and causing certain forms of mange • cho·ri·op·tic \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷_tik\ adjective |