sheeptick

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: Ixodes ricinus
Related Words: hard tick, ixodid

2. (noun) wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle
Synonyms: Melophagus Ovinus, sheep ked, sheep tick
Related Words: hippoboscid, louse fly



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