NOUN | animal | Ixodes spinipalpis | usually does not bite humans |
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Meaning | usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail rabbits and wood rats. | |
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Member of | Ixodes, genus Ixodes | type genus of the family Ixodidae |
Broader | hard tick, ixodid | ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head |
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