Knemidokoptes
noun
Kne·mi·do·kop·tes
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Medical Definition of Knemidokoptes
: a genus of itch mites of the family Sarcoptidae that attack birds and that include one (K. gallinae) causing a mangy condition and another (K. mutans) causing scaly leg of fowl