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whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals

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itch mites cause scabies

1. : any of several minute parasitic mites that burrow into the skin of man and animals and cause itch; especially : a mite of any of several varieties of a species (Sarcoptes scabiei) that causes the itch, is about 1/60 of an inch long, and has a round-ovate body and three-jointed legs and mandibles resembling minute needles

2. Australia : chigger

a parasitic mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing itch or scabies in humans and a form of mange in animals.

[1825-35]

itch mite,

a parasitic mite that burrows under the skin of men and animals, causing a dermatitis.

n. a parasitic mite that burrows under the skin, causing scabies in humans and sarcoptic mange in animals. ● Sarcoptes scabiei, family Sarcoptidae