The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sarcoptes \Sar*cop"tes\, n. [NL., from Gr. sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh + ko`ptein to cut.] (Zool.) A genus of parasitic mites including the itch mites. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Sarcoptes n 1: type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites [syn: Sarcoptes, genus Sarcoptes]