[ ˌdi:mə(ʊ)'dɛktɪk ]
■ noun a form of mange tending to affect chiefly the head and foreparts.
Origin
C19: from mod. L. Demodex (genus name of a mite, from Gk dēmos 'fat' + dēx 'woodworm') + -ic .
[ ˌdi:mə(ʊ)'dɛktɪk ]
■ noun a form of mange tending to affect chiefly the head and foreparts.
Origin
C19: from mod. L. Demodex (genus name of a mite, from Gk dēmos 'fat' + dēx 'woodworm') + -ic .
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