MANGE
What does "MANGE" mean?
A skin disease of animals caused by mites, marked by itching and hair loss.
Meanings
- A contagious skin disease of mammals caused by parasitic mites, producing severe itching, scabbing, and loss of fur. The rescued fox was treated for mange and slowly regrew its coat. technical
Did you know?
- Sarcoptic mange in dogs is caused by Sarcoptes scabiei — the same mite genus behind human scabies, which is why the canine form can briefly itch its owner too.
Word origin
From Old French 'manjue' (an itch), from 'mangier' (to eat), from Latin 'manducare' (to chew) — the disease 'eats' at the skin.
Remember it
MANGE comes from Old French for 'itch' via Latin 'to chew' — the disease that seems to eat the skin.
A little poem
The stray that scratches at a vanished coat
asks only for the hand it learned to note.
couplet
What it teaches
The smallest unseen thing can undo the warmest coat, given time and neglect.
Quick facts
What does MANGE mean?
A skin disease of animals caused by mites, marked by itching and hair loss.
Is MANGE a valid word?
Yes — MANGE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is MANGE?
MANGE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does MANGE come from?
From Old French 'manjue' (an itch), from 'mangier' (to eat), from Latin 'manducare' (to chew) — the disease 'eats' at the skin.
What can MANGE teach us?
The smallest unseen thing can undo the warmest coat, given time and neglect.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.