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.
Sarcoptes
n : type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites [syn: {genus
Sarcoptes}]