Ixodes spinipalpis

Definitions of Ixodes spinipalpis
  1. noun
    usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail rabbits and wood rats
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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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