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western black-legged tick

DEFINITIONS OF: western black-legged tick

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n a tick that feeds on dusky-footed wood rat and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in western United States especially northern California

Synonyms:
Ixodes pacificus
Type of:
hard tick, ixodid
ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head
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