Definition of Ixodidae

1. Noun. Hard ticks.

Exact synonyms: Family Ixodidae
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Acarina, Order Acarina
Member holonyms: Hard Tick, Ixodid, Genus Ixodes, Ixodes, Dermacentor, Genus Dermacentor

Medical Definition of Ixodidae

1. A family of ticks (order Acarina, suborder Ixodides), the so-called "hard" ticks, characterised by rigid body form, presence of a dorsal shield, and an anteriorly projecting capitulum. It includes the genera Ixodes, Hyalomma, Amblyomma, Boophilus, Margaropus, Dermacentor, Haemaphysalis, and Rhipicephalus, species of which transmit many important human and animal diseases and cause tick paralysis; they occasionally attack man, a few habitually so. Origin: G. Ixodes, sticky (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ixodidae

Ixodes persulcatus
Ixodes persulcatus
Ixodes pilosus
Ixodes ricinus
Ixodes ricinus
Ixodes scapularis
Ixodes scapularis
Ixodes spinipalpis
Ixodes spinipalpis
ixodian
ixodiasis
ixodic
ixodid
ixodid
Ixodidae (current term)
Ixodidae (current term)
ixodids
Ixodoidea
ixora
ixoras
ixtle
ixtles
ixtli
Iyar
Iyyar
Izaak Walton
Izanagi
Izanami
izar
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