Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of Sarcoptidæ; the itch-mites or scab-mites. S. scabiei, formerly
Acarus scabiei , is the acarid which produces the itch in man. See cut underitch-mite .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A genus of parasitic mites including the itch mites.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites
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Examples
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Mange is caused by scabies, or sarcoptes scabiei, a small mite.
The Woe of the Wombat Jess 2010
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Mange is caused by scabies, or sarcoptes scabiei, a small mite.
Archive 2010-03-01 Jess 2010
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I remember that on one sad occasion a squad of unfortunates, among them one destined to be an eminent Confederate general, whose hands bore the signs of the presence of the dreaded sarcoptes scabei, were quarantined at this remote spot in sulphurous loneliness, under the sway of the terrible demon, "Old Scratch"
History of the University of North Carolina. Volume I: From its Beginning to the Death of President Swain, 1789-1868 Kemp Plummer 1907
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Once when the sarcoptes scabei had affected certain individuals of both societies, so that the authorities quarantined them at Craig's, a farm house a mile from the town, in sulphurous loneliness, the other students were merry over the incident.
History of the University of North Carolina. Volume I: From its Beginning to the Death of President Swain, 1789-1868 Kemp Plummer 1907
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To the invasion of the cutaneous structures by an animal parasite, the sarcoptes scabiei (_acarus scabiei_).
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Henry Weightman Stelwagon 1886
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