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Sarcoptes

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Sar`cop´tes
n.1.(Zool.) A genus of parasitic mites including the itch mites.
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Noun1.Sarcoptes - type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mitesSarcoptes - type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites
genus Sarcoptes
arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods
family Sarcoptidae, Sarcoptidae - small whitish mites
itch mite, sarcoptid - whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals; "itch mites cause scabies"
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