- ixodid
- ixodid ixodid n.
a member of the {Ixodidae}, a family of ticks having a hard
shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the
head.
Syn: hard tick. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
ixodid
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ixodid — Common name for members of the family Ixodidae. * * * ixo·did ik säd id, sōd adj of or relating to the family Ixodidae <ixodid ticks> ixodid n * * * ix·o·did (ikґso did) 1. pertaining to or caused by ticks of the family Ixodidae. 2. a tick… … Medical dictionary
ixodid — adjective Etymology: ultimately from Greek ixōdēs sticky, from ixos birdlime Date: circa 1909 of or relating to a family (Ixodidae) of ticks (as the deer tick and American dog tick) having a hard outer shell and feeding on usually three hosts… … New Collegiate Dictionary
ixodid — /ik sod id, soh did, ik seuh did/, n. 1. any of numerous ticks of the family Ixodidae, comprising the hard ticks. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the family Ixodidae. [1910 15; < NL Ixodidae name of the family, equiv. to Ixod(es) genus name (… … Universalium
ixodid — noun Any of various ticks of the family Ixodidae … Wiktionary
ixòdid — i|xò|did Mot Pla Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català
ixodid — n. hard shelled tick belonging to the family Ixodidae … English contemporary dictionary
ixodid — ix·odid … English syllables
ixodid — noun ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head • Syn: ↑hard tick • Hypernyms: ↑tick • Hyponyms: ↑Ixodes dammini, ↑deer tick, ↑Ixodes neotomae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Tick — For other uses, see Tick (disambiguation). Ticks Adult deer tick, Ixodes scapularis Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
ixodiasis — Skin lesions caused by the bites of ixodid ticks. * * * n. any disease caused by the presence of tick. * * * ix·o·di·a·sis (ik″so diґə sis) 1. any disease or lesion due to the bite of an ixodid tick. 2. infestation with ixodid ticks … Medical dictionary
