Definition of Sarcoptid

1. Noun. Whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals. "Itch mites cause scabies"

Exact synonyms: Itch Mite
Generic synonyms: Mite
Group relationships: Genus Sarcoptes, Sarcoptes

Definition of Sarcoptid

1. n. Any species of the genus Sarcoptes and related genera of mites, comprising the itch mites and mange mites.

Definition of Sarcoptid

1. Noun. (zoology) Any species of the genus ''Sarcoptes'' and related genera of mites, comprising the itch mites and mange mites. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Sarcoptid

1. Any species of the genus Sarcoptes and related genera of mites, comprising the itch mites and mange mites. Of or pertaining to the itch mites. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sarcoptid

sarcophile
sarcophiles
sarcoplasm
sarcoplasmic
sarcoplasmic reticulum
sarcoplasms
sarcoplast
sarcopoietic
sarcopside
sarcopsides
sarcopterygian
sarcopterygians
sarcoptic
sarcoptic acariasis
sarcoptic mange
sarcoptid (current term)
sarcoptids
sarcorhamphi
sarcosepta
sarcoseptum
sarcoses
sarcosin
sarcosinaemia
sarcosine
sarcosine dehydrogenase
sarcosine oxidase
sarcosine reductase
sarcosis
sarcosomal
sarcosome

Literary usage of Sarcoptid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report (1913)
"A sarcoptid MITE IN THE CAT. BY HAROLD CUMMINS. The genus Notoedres is composed of mites parasitic on cats and rabbits; it is one of the eight better-known ..."

2. Report (1913)
"A sarcoptid MITE IN THE CAT. BY HAROLD CUMMINS. The genus Notoedres is composed of mites parasitic on cats and rabbits; it is one of the eight better-known ..."

3. Annual Report of the Michigan Academy of Science by Michigan Academy of Science Council (1913)
"A sarcoptid MITE IN THE CAT. BY HAROLD CUMMINS. The genus Notoedres is composed of mites parasitic on cats and rabbits; it is one of the eight better-known ..."

4. Annual Report of the Michigan Academy of Science by Michigan Academy of Science Council (1913)
"A sarcoptid MITE IN THE CAT. BY HAROLD CUMMINS. The genus Notoedres is composed of mites parasitic on cats and rabbits; it is one of the eight better-known ..."

5. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1905)
"... sarcoptid» '.] Science, New York, NY (N. Ser.), 15, Ш»2, (911). [3019 3031 5819]. Woodworth, С. W. The red spider of citrus trees ..."

6. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1905)
"... sarcoptid» '.] Science, New York, NY (N. Ser.), 15, Ш»2, (911). [3019 3031 5819]. Woodworth, С. W. The red spider of citrus trees ..."

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