mange
nounUS, UK /ˈmeɪ̯nd͡ʒ/ · AU, NZ /ˈmæɪ̯nd͡ʒ/
Etymology 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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Biology, Medicine, Natural sciences, Pathology, Sciences, Veterinary, Zoology Usually A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.).
- Not yet come! [the] worrying of wolves, biting of mad dogs, the manges, and the—1621, William Rowley, Thomas Dekker, John Ford, The Witch of Edmonton:
- Derived terms
- demodectic mange, follicular mange, manged, mangy, red mange, sarcoptic mange