family Sarcoptidae

9.9

Small white mites that live on people and animals and cause scabies or mange

noun
/ˈfæmɪli sɑrˈkɒptɪdi/

Specialized

: familia Sarcoptidae

Mites from the family Sarcoptidae are responsible for causing scabies in humans.

Examples

Veterinarians study members of the family Sarcoptidae to understand and treat mange in animals.
The family Sarcoptidae includes mites that can infest a variety of mammals.
The family Sarcoptidae includes several species that can cause skin diseases.
Some members of the family Sarcoptidae are known to infest pets.
Mites from the family Sarcoptidae are responsible for causing scabies in humans.
The family Sarcoptidae includes mites that can infest a variety of mammals.
Veterinarians study members of the family Sarcoptidae to understand and treat mange in animals.

Synonyms

Sarcoptidae

vsfamily Sarcoptidae

Specialized

9.9

Small mites that live on skin and cause mange in animals and skin problems in humans

has identical meaning but includes the taxonomic rank word in its form

How Large

phylum

Specialized

4 8.7

class

∞ 1.8

order

Specialized

7 7.5

family Sarcoptidae

Specialized

9.9

genus

Specialized

20 7.1

species

Specialized

928 2.7

Surface Forms

family Sarcoptidae singular

families Sarcoptidae plural

Morphology

family + Sarcoptidae

The phrase is straightforwardly compositional: 'family' denotes a taxonomic grouping and 'Sarcoptidae' names a group of mites, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it means the taxonomic family of those mites. This follows standard scientific naming conventions (common across languages), making the meaning directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Family Sarcoptidae comes from old Greek parts sarco- meaning 'flesh' and -ptes meaning 'to scrape', because these tiny mites dig into and damage skin. So, the family Sarcoptidae today is the group of small mites that live on animals and cause skin diseases like scabies and mange.