HyperDic: wood_tick

English > 1 sense of the expression wood tick:
NOUNanimalwood tick, American dog tick, Dermacentor variabiliscommon tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia
English > wood tick: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningCommon tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia.
SynonymsAmerican dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis
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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