[ meɪn(d)ʒ ]
■ noun a skin disease of mammals caused by parasitic mites and occasionally communicable to humans, typically causing severe itching and hair loss.
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~ue , from mangier 'eat', from L. manducare 'to chew'.
[ meɪn(d)ʒ ]
■ noun a skin disease of mammals caused by parasitic mites and occasionally communicable to humans, typically causing severe itching and hair loss.
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~ue , from mangier 'eat', from L. manducare 'to chew'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004