black-legged tick


Definition: Meaning of, black-legged tick in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / blak lɛgd tɪk /

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black-legged tick black-legged ticks
  1. deer tick especially New England parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States ; northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini
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black-legged tick used in phrases

  • western black-legged tick (noun)
    1. 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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