- family Sarcoptidae
- nounsmall whitish mites• Syn: ↑Sarcoptidae• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family• Member Holonyms: ↑Acarina, ↑order Acarina• Member Meronyms: ↑Sarcoptes, ↑genus Sarcoptes
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family Sarcoptidae
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Sarcoptidae — noun small whitish mites • Syn: ↑family Sarcoptidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Acarina, ↑order Acarina • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Sarcoptidae — Sar·cop·ti·dae sär käp tə .dē n pl a family of small whitish itch mites that attack the skin of humans and other mammals * * * Sar·cop·ti·dae (sahr kopґtĭ de) a family of acarid mites; genera of medical and veterinary interest include… … Medical dictionary
arthropod family — noun any of the arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangiidae, ↑family Phalangiidae, ↑Argiopidae, ↑family Argiopidae, ↑orb weaver, ↑Theridiidae, ↑ … Useful english 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
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
Acarina — noun mites and ticks • Syn: ↑order Acarina • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Arachnida, ↑class Arachnida • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
order Acarina — noun mites and ticks • Syn: ↑Acarina • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Arachnida, ↑class Arachnida • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mite — mite1 /muyt/, n. any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods. Also called acarid. [bef. 1000; ME myte, OE mite;… … Universalium
sarcoptic — Of, relating to, or caused by mites of the genus Sarcoptes or other members of the family Sarcoptidae. * * * sar·cop·tic sär käp tik adj of, relating to, caused by, or being itch mites of the family Sarcoptidae and esp. the genus Sarcoptes… … Medical dictionary
Notoedres — No·to·ed·res .nōt ō ed .rēz n a genus of mites of the family Sarcoptidae containing mange mites that attack various mammals including occas. but rarely seriously humans usu. through contact with cats * * * No·to·ed·res (no″to edґrēz) a … Medical dictionary
