noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of castor bean tick.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: castor bean tick
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
sheep tick
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noun
Meaning 2
parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sheep-tick, Ixodes ricinus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hard tick, ixodid
noun
Meaning 3
wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sheep ked, sheep-tick, Melophagus Ovinus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: louse fly, hippoboscid
History
Etymology
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