sheep-tick

sheep·tick

uncommon

noun

1.

wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle

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2.

wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle

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3.

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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4.

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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Grammar

noun
singular	sheep-tick
plural	sheep-ticks

Nearby words

sheen sheeny sheep sheep's fescue sheep's sorrel sheepcote sheepdog sheepfold sheepherder sheepish

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