noun
Meaning 1
A deer tick (Ixodes scapularis).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
black-legged tick
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noun
Meaning 2
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)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Ixodes scapularis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hard tick, ixodid
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