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English 1 sense of the expression Ixodes ricinus:
NOUNanimalIxodes ricinus, sheep-tick, sheep tickparasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans
EnglishIxodes ricinus: 1 sense noun 1, animal
MeaningParasitic 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.
Synonymssheep-tick, sheep tick
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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