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–noun
a parasitic mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing itch or scabies in humans and a form of mange in animals.
Origin:
1825–35
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itch mite  
n.  A parasitic mite (Sarcoptes scabiei) that burrows into the skin and causes scabies.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry: itch mite
Function: noun
: any of several minute parasitic mites that burrow into the skin of humans and animals and cause itch; especially : a mite of any of several varieties of a species of the genus Sarcoptes (S. scabiei) that causes the itch, is about 1/60 inch (0.4 millimeter) long, and has around-ovate body and 3-jointed legs and mandibles resembling minute needles
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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itch mite n.
A parasitic mite that burrows into the skin and causes scabies.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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