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GENUS SARCOPTES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Sarcoptes mean?
• GENUS SARCOPTES (noun)
The noun GENUS SARCOPTES has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites
Familiarity information: GENUS SARCOPTES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Sarcoptes; Sarcoptes
Hypernyms ("genus Sarcoptes" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "genus Sarcoptes"):
itch mite; sarcoptid (whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals)
Holonyms ("genus Sarcoptes" is a member of...):
family Sarcoptidae; Sarcoptidae (small whitish mites)
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