sheep-tick

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noun

1. 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
• Syn:
sheep tick, Ixodes ricinus
• Hypernyms:
hard tick, ixodid
• Member Holonyms:
Ixodes, genus Ixodes
2. wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle
• Syn:
sheep ked, sheep tick, Melophagus Ovinus
• Hypernyms:
louse fly, hippoboscid
• Member Holonyms:
Melophagus, genus Melophagus