Sarcoptes

Translingual

Sarcoptes scabiei

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) +‎ κόπτω (kóptō, “to cut”) +‎ -ης (-ēs, nominal suffix).

Proper noun

Sarcoptes m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Sarcoptidae – certain common mites that cause scabies or mange.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Arachnida - class; Acari - subclass; Acariformes - superorder; Sarcoptiformes - order; Astigmata - suborder; Psoroptidia - clade; Psoroptoidea - superfamily; Sarcoptidae - family; Sarcoptinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Sarcoptes scabiei, Sarcoptes equi (selected species)

References

• Sarcoptes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sarcoptes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Sarcoptes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Sarcoptes at National Center for Biotechnology Information