soft tick

/sɔft tɪk/
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Definitions of soft tick
  1. noun
    tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head
    synonyms: argasid
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    type of:
    tick
    any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
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