western black-legged tick
- western black-legged tick
noun
a tick that feeds on dusky-footed wood rat and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in western United States especially northern California
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: a tick of the genus Ixodes (I. pacificus) that is a vector of Lyme disease and is found especially in some parts of the Pacific coastal states of the United States
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Western Black-Legged Tick — Ixodes scapularis Ixodes scapularis … Wikipédia en Français
western black-legged tick — wes·tern black legged tick wes tərn blak .legd n a tick of the genus Ixodes (I. pacificus) that is a vector of Lyme disease and is found esp. in some parts of the Pacific coastal states of the U.S … Medical dictionary
black-legged tick — blak legd , lāgd ; leg əd , lā gəd n : either of two ixodid ticks: a) deer tick b) a tick (Ixodes pacificus) of the western U.S. and British Columbia that is the vector of several diseases (as Lyme disease) * * * either of two species of Ixodes;… … Medical dictionary
black-legged tick — noun Date: 1944 either of two ixodid ticks: a. deer tick b. a tick (Ixodes pacificus) of the western United States and British Columbia that is the vector of several diseases (as Lyme disease) … New Collegiate Dictionary
hard tick — noun ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head • Syn: ↑ixodid • Hypernyms: ↑tick • Hyponyms: ↑Ixodes dammini, ↑deer tick, ↑Ixodes neotomae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Bear tick — Ixodes scapularis Ixodes scapularis … Wikipédia en Français
Blacklegged tick — Ixodes scapularis Ixodes scapularis … Wikipédia en Français
Deer tick — Ixodes scapularis Ixodes scapularis … Wikipédia en Français
Lyme disease — Classification and external resources Nymphal and adult deer ticks can be carriers of Lyme disease. Nymphs are about the size of a poppy seed. ICD 10 A … Wikipedia
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