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a parasitic mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing itch or scabies in humans and a form of mange in animals.[1825-35]
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Itch mite — Itch Itch, n. 1. (Med.) An eruption of small, isolated, acuminated vesicles, produced by the entrance of a parasitic mite (the {Sarcoptes scabei}), and attended with itching. It is transmissible by contact. [1913 Webster] 2. Any itching eruption … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Itch mite — may refer to:* Sarcoptes scabiei scabies * Psorergates ovis sheep itch mite * Psorobia bos cattle itch mite * Pyemotes herfsi oak leaf gall mite * Pyemotes tritici straw itch mite * Pyemotes ventricosus grain itch mite … Wikipedia
itch mite — n any of several minute parasitic mites that burrow into the skin of humans and animals and cause itch esp a mite of any of several varieties of a species of the genus Sarcoptes (S. scabiei) that causes the itch, is about 1/60 inch (0.4… … Medical dictionary
itch-mite — itchˈ mite noun A mite (Sarcoptes scabiei) that burrows in the skin causing severe itching leading to scabies • • • Main Entry: ↑itch … Useful english dictionary
itch mite — noun whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals itch mites cause scabies • Syn: ↑sarcoptid • Hypernyms: ↑mite • Member Holonyms: ↑Sarcoptes, ↑genus Sarcoptes * * * … Useful english dictionary
itch mite — /ˈɪtʃ maɪt/ (say ich muyt) noun a parasitic mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing itch or scabies in humans and a form of mange in animals …
itch mite — noun a parasitic mite which burrows under the skin, causing scabies or (in animals) sarcoptic mange. [Sarcoptes scabiei.] … English new terms dictionary
Itch — Itch, n. 1. (Med.) An eruption of small, isolated, acuminated vesicles, produced by the entrance of a parasitic mite (the {Sarcoptes scabei}), and attended with itching. It is transmissible by contact. [1913 Webster] 2. Any itching eruption.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Itch insect — Itch Itch, n. 1. (Med.) An eruption of small, isolated, acuminated vesicles, produced by the entrance of a parasitic mite (the {Sarcoptes scabei}), and attended with itching. It is transmissible by contact. [1913 Webster] 2. Any itching eruption … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grain itch mite. — See straw mite. * * * … Universalium
