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ITCH MITE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does itch mite mean?

• ITCH MITE (noun)
The noun ITCH MITE has 1 sense:

1. whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals

Familiarity information: ITCH MITE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ITCH MITE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

itch mite; sarcoptid

Context example:

itch mites cause scabies

Hypernyms ("itch mite" is a kind of...):

mite (any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods)

Holonyms ("itch mite" is a member of...):

genus Sarcoptes; Sarcoptes (type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites)

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