sheep scab

sheep scab
noun
: mange (as psoroptic mange) of sheep — compare head scab

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sheep scab noun
A mange in sheep transmitted by mites
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Main Entry:sheep

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sheep scab,
a contagious disease of sheep due to mites which live on the skin and cause the formation of scabs with the fall of the wool; acariasis of sheep.

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n. an intensely itching skin disease of sheep caused by a parasitic mite. The mite is Psoroptes communis, family Psoroptidae

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