BLACK-LEGGED TICK Synonyms
There is 1 synonym of the phrase
black-legged tick.
(exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the phrase black-legged tick. (close relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the phrase black-legged tick. (close relations)
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Definition of BLACK-LEGGED TICK
Definition of BLACK-LEGGED TICK
Best Alternative Words for BLACK-LEGGED TICK
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ixodes scapularis | nounn | |||||||
noun • parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick) |