sarcoptic

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adjective

Pertaining to, or caused by mites of the genus Sarcoptes.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectivesarcoptic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to, or caused by mites of the genus Sarcoptes.

Origin

  1. translingualSarcoptes
  2. Englishsarcoptic

From translingual Sarcoptes + -ic.

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APA

sarcoptic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarcoptic

MLA

“sarcoptic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarcoptic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sarcoptic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarcoptic.

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