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sarcoptic

sarcoptic adjective: pertaining to, or caused by mites of the genus Sarcoptes.

Adjective

sarcoptic (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to, or caused by mites of the genus Sarcoptes.

Origin of sarcoptic

From translingual Sarcoptes + -ic.

Words formed from sarcoptic

Questions about sarcoptic

What does sarcoptic mean?
Sarcoptic means pertaining to, or caused by mites of the genus Sarcoptes.
What part of speech is sarcoptic?
Sarcoptic is an adjective.

Words near sarcoptic in the dictionary

  1. sarcopsyllid
  2. sarcopsyllids
  3. sarcopterigian
  4. sarcopterygian
  5. sarcopterygians
  6. sarcoptic
  7. sarcoptic mange
  8. sarcoptid
  9. sarcoptids
  10. sarcosaprophagous
  11. sarcoscyphaceous

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