sheep tick
sheep tick · sheep ticks
собачий клещ
gemeiner Holzbock
Synonym of castor bean tickSynonym of castor bean tick.
Meaning
1 sensesSynonym of castor bean tick.
More definitions
- parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit louping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete
- wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle
Forms
plural: sheep ticks| Singular | sheep tick |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit louping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete:sheep-tickIxodes ricinus
- wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle:sheep kedsheep-tickMelophagus Ovinus