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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A parasitic mite (Sarcoptes scabiei) that burrows into the skin and causes scabies.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A mite which burrows in the skin, and causes the disease called the itch or scabies.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals

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