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castor bean tick

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A tick of species Ixodes ricinus, a vector for Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pasture tick, sheep tick

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: paparra comuna — Ixodes ricinus
  • Czech: klíště obecné — Ixodes ricinus
  • Danish: skovflåt — Ixodes ricinus
  • Dutch: schapenteek — Ixodes ricinus
  • Finnish: puutiainen — Ixodes ricinus
  • French: tique du mouton — Ixodes ricinus
  • German: gemeiner Holzbock — Ixodes ricinus
  • Hungarian: közönséges kullancs — Ixodes ricinus
  • Icelandic: skógarmítill — Ixodes ricinus
  • Japanese: ヒマダニ (himadani) — Ixodes ricinus
  • Polish: kleszcz pospolity — Ixodes ricinus
  • Polish: kleszcz pastwiskowy — Ixodes ricinus
  • Polish: kleszcz psi — Ixodes ricinus
  • Portuguese: carrapato-mamona — Ixodes ricinus
  • Romanian: căpușă comună — Ixodes ricinus
  • Russian: соба́чий клещ (sobáčij klešč) — Ixodes ricinus
  • Slovak: kliešť obyčajný — Ixodes ricinus
  • Spanish: garrapata común — Ixodes ricinus
  • Swedish: vanlig fästing — Ixodes ricinus
  • Swedish: fästing — Ixodes ricinus
  • Turkish: sakırga — Ixodes ricinus