Mange
/meɪnd͡ʒ/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.). uncountable, usually
"Not yet come! [the] worrying of wolves, biting of mad dogs, the manges, and the—"
- 2 a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic animals (and sometimes people) wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"The stray dog had heartworms, mange, intestinal worms, and a broken leg."
Etymology
From Middle English manjewe, manjeue, from Old French manjue, derived from mangier (“to eat”) (modern French manger (“to eat”)), from Latin manducare.