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noun
A hard-bodied tick of species Ixodes scapularis, of the eastern and northern Midwestern United States, one of four species of tick that is carrier of Lyme disease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a northeastern tick now recognized as same species as Ixodes scapularis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Ixodes dammini
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hard tick, ixodid
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