DEER TICK

Pronunciation (US):

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Meaning:

A northeastern tick now recognized as same species as Ixodes scapularis

Synonyms:

deer tick; Ixodes dammini

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("deer tick" is a kind of...):

hard tick; ixodid (ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head)

Holonyms ("deer tick" is a member of...):

genus Ixodes; Ixodes (type genus of the family Ixodidae)

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