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Answer for the clue "Type genus of the family Sarcoptidae itch mites ", 9 letters:
sarcoptes

Word definitions for sarcoptes in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sarcoptes \Sar*cop"tes\, n. [NL., from Gr. sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh + ko`ptein to cut.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of parasitic mites including the itch mites.

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Sarcoptes is a genus of mites. In some contexts, the types are all considered subordinate to Sarcoptes scabiei . Sarcoptes scabiei var. bovis S. s. var. canis S. s. var. caprae S. s. var. equi S. s. var. hominis S. s. var. ovis S. s. var. suis In other ...