HyperDic: dermacentor_variabilis

English > 1 sense of the expression Dermacentor variabilis:
NOUNanimalDermacentor variabilis, wood tick, American dog tickcommon tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia
English > Dermacentor variabilis: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningCommon tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia.
Synonymswood tick, American dog tick
Member ofDermacentor, genus Dermacentorvectors of important diseases of man and animals
Broaderhard tick, ixodidticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head

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