 ixodes_ricinus |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (zoology) 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 | |
| Synonyms: | sheep-tick sheep_tick sheeptick | |
| Related terms: | hard_tick Ixodes | |
| Similar spelling: |
Ixodes_pacificus Ixodes_dentatus Ixodes_dammini |
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