Sarcoptid

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sarcoptid \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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sarcoptid
       n : whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other
           animals; "itch mites cause scabies" [syn: {itch mite}]