mange

A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.).

Frequency

42k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/meɪnd͡ʒ/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English manjewe, manjeue, from Old French manjue, derived from mangier (“to eat”) (modern French manger (“to eat”)), from Latin manducare.

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