Ixodes scapularis

Noun

Meaning

parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

black-legged tick

Hypernyms

ixodid hard tick

Examples

Lyme disease is caused by the bacterial spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi and is spread by the deer tick Ixodes scapularis. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Ixodes pacificus Ixodes persulcatus Ixodes ricinus Ixodes spinipalpis ixodian ixodiasis