Ixodes ricinus

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

sheep tick

Hypernyms

ixodid hard tick

Close letter words and terms

Ixodes neotomae Ixodes pacificus Ixodes persulcatus Ixodes scapularis Ixodes spinipalpis ixodian