Definition of Ixodes scapularis

1. 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).

Exact synonyms: Black-legged Tick
Generic synonyms: Hard Tick, Ixodid
Group relationships: Genus Ixodes, Ixodes

Medical Definition of Ixodes scapularis

1. The black-legged or shoulder tick, a species found on animals in the southern and eastern U.S.; capable of inflicting a painful bite to humans, and of being a vector of Lyme disease. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ixodes Scapularis

Ixodes bicornis
Ixodes cookei
Ixodes dammini
Ixodes dammini
Ixodes dentatus
Ixodes holocyclus
Ixodes neotomae
Ixodes pacificus
Ixodes pacificus
Ixodes persulcatus
Ixodes persulcatus
Ixodes pilosus
Ixodes ricinus
Ixodes ricinus
Ixodes scapularis
Ixodes scapularis
Ixodes spinipalpis
Ixodes spinipalpis
ixodian
ixodiasis
ixodic
ixodid
ixodid
Ixodidae
Ixodidae
ixodids
Ixodoidea
ixora
ixoras
ixtle

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