Ixodes ricinus

Definitions of Ixodes ricinus
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: sheep tick, sheep-tick
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    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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