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ARGASIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Soft ticks

Synonyms:

Argasidae; family Argasidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Argasidae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Argasidae"):

argasid; soft tick (tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head)

Holonyms ("Argasidae" is a member of...):

Acarina; order Acarina (mites and ticks)

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