sheep-tick

Nouns

  • (n) wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle Melophagus Ovinus, sheep ked,
  • (n) wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle Melophagus Ovinus, sheep ked,
  • (n) 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 Ixodes ricinus,
  • (n) 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 Ixodes ricinus,

Synonyms

Melophagus Ovinus sheep ked Ixodes ricinus

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