SARCOPTID

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Meaning:

Whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals

Example:

itch mites cause scabies

Synonyms:

itch mite; sarcoptid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("sarcoptid" is a kind of...):

mite (any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods)

Holonyms ("sarcoptid" is a member of...):

genus Sarcoptes; Sarcoptes (type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites)