səˈräp(ˌ)tēz noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from psor- + -optes (as in Sarcoptes )
: a genus (the type of the family Psoroptidae) of mites having piercing mandibles and suckers with jointed pedicels, living on and irritating the skin of various mammals, and resulting in the development of scab
• pso·rop·tic səˈräptik adjective