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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