Ixodes ricinus

ixo·des·ri·cinus

uncommon

noun

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

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Broader terms

hard tick

Parts

Ixodes

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Grammar

noun
singular	ixodes ricinus
plural	ixodes ricinuses

Nearby words

Ixodes dammini Ixodes dentatus Ixodes neotomae Ixodes pacificus Ixodes persulcatus Ixodes scapularis Ixodes spinipalpis ixodid Ixodidae Iyar

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