Ixodes pacificus

Noun

Meaning

a tick that feeds on dusky-footed wood rat and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in western United States especially northern California

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

western black-legged tick

Hypernyms

ixodid hard tick

Close letter words and terms

Ixodes dammini Ixodes dentatus Ixodes neotomae Ixodes persulcatus Ixodes ricinus Ixodes scapularis