Sar·cop·tid n. Zool. Any species of the genus Sarcoptes and related genera of mites, comprising the itch mites and mange mites. -- a. Of or pertaining to the itch mites.
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sarcoptid
n : whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other
animals; "itch mites cause scabies" [syn: itch mite]