HyperDic: ixodes_neotomae

English > 1 sense of the expression Ixodes neotomae:
NOUNanimalIxodes neotomaea tick that usually does not bite humans
English > Ixodes neotomae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA tick that usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to dusky-footed wood rats.
Member ofIxodes, genus Ixodestype genus of the family Ixodidae
Broaderhard tick, ixodidticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head

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