MANGE


Meaning of MANGE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' m ā nj

Function: noun

Etymology: alteration of Middle English manjewe, from Anglo-French manjue, from manger to eat

Date: 1540

: any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite ― compare SARCOPTIC MANGE

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.