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sheep-tick

/ sheep-tick /

noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete

Type of:

hard tick ixodid

Has parts:

Ixodes genus Ixodes

noun Sense 2

wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle

Type of:

louse fly hippoboscid

Has parts:

Melophagus genus Melophagus

Semantic Complexity

92%

Sense Count

2

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

8

Times Searched

11

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Related Words

hard tick ixodid louse fly hippoboscid