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Mange insect

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Mange \Mange\, n. [See {Mangy}.] (Vet.)
   The scab or itch in cattle, dogs, and other beasts.

   {Mange insect} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
      small parasitic mites, which burrow in the skin of cattle.
      horses, dogs, and other animals, causing the mange. The
      mange insect of the horse ({Psoroptes, or Dermatodectes,
      equi}), and that of cattle ({Symbiotes, or Dermatophagys,
      bovis}) are the most important species. See {Acarina}.
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