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mangelike en · ADJ

Etymology

From mange + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of mange.
   • Mites and ticks also infest the woodchuck. So far as I know the ticks are not injurious or annoying, but the mites may be responsible for a mangelike condition that occurs on the chuck. 1966, w.j. schoonmaker, The world of the woodchuck, page 36:
   • When he arrives home, he finds his own house dark, only the floodlight on the garage burning. The yard looks godawful, mangelike swatches of bare ground, whitish dog turds, trash blown down from the road. 1997, Long, David, The falling boy, page 134:
   • Others, such as members of the family Epidermoptidae, burrow in the skin and may cause a mangelike condition. 1990, Georgi, Jay R., 1928-, Parasitology for veterinarians, page 66:

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