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mange |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mange n : an persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic animals (and sometimes people)
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