Ixodidae

Ixodidae
noun
hard ticks
Syn: ↑family Ixodidae
Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family
Member Holonyms: ↑Acarina, ↑order Acarina
Member Meronyms: ↑hard tick, ↑ixodid, ↑Ixodes, ↑genus Ixodes, ↑Dermacentor, ↑genus Dermacentor

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\\-sädəˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Ixodes + -idae
: a family of ticks distinguished by the presence of a dorsal chitinous shield — see ixodes

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