scaly-leg mite

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• scaly-leg mite — noun : a minute round flattened whitish mite (Knemidocoptes mutans) of the family Sarcoptidae that burrows beneath the leg scales of poultry and various other birds …   Useful english dictionary

• scaly leg — noun : a disease of poultry caused by the scaly leg mite producing an abnormal rough hard scaliness on the featherless parts of the legs sometimes used in plural but sing. or plural in constr …   Useful english dictionary

• Scaly leg — is a disease of chickens and other birds. It is caused by a parasitic mite, Knemidocoptes mutans . The mite burrows under the scales in the bird s legs, but may also infest other areas, such as the comb or wattles of chickens. The mite spends its …   Wikipedia

• scaly leg — also scaly legs n a disease of poultry that is transmitted by a mite of the genus Knemidokoptes (K. mutans) and that produces an abnormal rough hard scaliness on the featherless parts of the legs * * * a type of mange in fowls in which the legs… …   Medical dictionary

• scaly-leg — scalˈy leg noun A disease of the legs and feet in poultry, caused by a mite • • • Main Entry: ↑scale …   Useful english dictionary

• Knemidokoptes — A genus of microscopic burrowing sarcoptid mites that infect fowl and caged birds; species include K. laevis var. gallinae, the depluming mite, and K. mutans, the scaly leg mite. [G. kneme, leg, + kopto, to cut] * * * Kne·mi·do·kop·tes .nē mə dō… …   Medical dictionary

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