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Definition of Argasid
1. Noun. Tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head.
Definition of Argasid
1. Noun. (zoology) Any of various ticks of the family Argasidae. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Argasid
1. Common name for members of the family Argasidae. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Argasid
Literary usage of Argasid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Animal Parasites and Human Disease by Asa Crawford Chandler (1922)
"Comparison of dorsal and ventral view of Ixodid and argasid females; A, dorsal
view of Ixodid 9 • -4,, ventral view of same; B, dorsal view of ..."
2. Proceedings by Entomological Society of Washington (1913)
"When chloroformed and examined for parasites, many rats were found to be infested
by large numbers of the larval stage of an argasid tick which was ..."
3. Human Parasitology: With Notes on Bacteriology, Mycology, Laboratory by Damaso de Rivas (1920)
"FAMILY argasid.E 1. Argas persicus (Oken, 1818).— This tick (Fig. 284) is
cosmopolitan, being found in Asia, Africa, and America. ..."
4. Handbook of Medical Entomology by William Albert Riley, Oskar Augustus Johannsen (1915)
"... soiling of the host by the coxal fluid diluting the excrement is exceptional.
All of the organs of the argasid are invaded by the parasites ..."
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