genus sarcoptes

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   type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites

   SynonymsSarcoptes

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofSarcoptidae

Questions about genus sarcoptes

What does genus sarcoptes mean?

genus sarcoptes means "type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites".

What is another word for genus sarcoptes?

Close synonyms include Sarcoptes. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus sarcoptes a common word?

genus sarcoptes is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.