ˌkōrēˈäpˌtēz noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, probably from Greek chorion chorion, leather (hence taken here to mean animal skin) + New Latin -optes (as in Sarcoptes )
: a genus of small parasitic mites infesting domestic animals and causing certain forms of mange
• cho·ri·op·tic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷_tik adjective