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Psoroptes (medicine) and cloying (oh)


Psoroptes (medicine)


Psoroptes


A genus of itch or mange mites (family Cheyletidae), including the species Psoroptes cuniculi (the scab mite of rabbits), Psoroptes equi (the mange or body mite of horses), and Psoroptes ovis (the common scab mite of sheep and cattle).

Origin: G. Psora, itch


cloying (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: cloy 'to be cloying' (16-21 centuries), from accloy 'to make unable to walk' (14-18 centuries), from Old French encloer 'to drive a nail in', from Medieval Latin inclavare, from Latin clavus 'nail']
a cloying attitude or quality annoys you because it is too sweet or nice
::cloying sentimentality
cloying Food or smells are sweet and make you feel sick
::the thick cloying smell of cheap perfume
-- cloyingly adv