Ixodes scapularis

ixo·dess·ca·pularis

uncommon

noun

1.

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)

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Broader terms

hard tick

Parts

Ixodes

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Grammar

noun
singular	ixodes scapularis
plural	ixodes scapularises

Nearby words

Ixodes dentatus Ixodes neotomae Ixodes pacificus Ixodes persulcatus Ixodes ricinus Ixodes spinipalpis ixodid Ixodidae Iyar Iyyar

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