
1) Arthropod genus 2) Genus sarcoptes
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Sarcoptes is a genus of mites. In some contexts, the types are all considered subordinate to Sarcoptes scabiei. In other cases, (as with S. equi), these are sometimes considered distinct species. The term Sarcoptes canis appears in older references, but is now usually described as Sarcoptes scabiei var. canis or Sarcoptes scabiei canis. ...
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• (n.) A genus of parasitic mites including the itch mites.
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(sahr-kop´tēz) a widely distributed genus of mites, including the species S. scabie´i, the itch mite, which causes scabies in humans. Other species cause mange in different animals.
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Sar·cop'tes noun [ New Latin , from Greek
sa`rx ,
sa`rkos , flesh +
ko`ptein to cut.]
(Zoology) A genus of parasitic mites including the itch mites.
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[
n] - type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites
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genus Sarcoptes noun type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites
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