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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites;
[syn: Sarcoptes, genus Sarcoptes]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sarcoptes \Sar*cop"tes\, n. [NL., from Gr. sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh
   + ko`ptein to cut.] (Zool.)
   A genus of parasitic mites including the itch mites.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Sarcoptes
    n 1: type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites [syn:
         Sarcoptes, genus Sarcoptes]