MANGE


Meaning of MANGE in English

n. a skin disease in hairy and woolly animals, caused by an arachnid parasite and occasionally communicated to man.

[ ME mangie, maniewe f. OF manjue, mangeue itch f. mangier manju- eat f. L manducare chew ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.