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Definition of Ixodid
1. Noun. Ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head.
Generic synonyms: Tick
Group relationships: Family Ixodidae, Ixodidae
Specialized synonyms: Deer Tick, Ixodes Dammini, Ixodes Neotomae, Ixodes Pacificus, Western Black-legged Tick, Black-legged Tick, Ixodes Scapularis, Ixodes Ricinus, Sheep Tick, Sheep-tick, Ixodes Persulcatus, Ixodes Dentatus, Ixodes Spinipalpis, American Dog Tick, Dermacentor Variabilis, Wood Tick
Definition of Ixodid
1. Noun. (zoology) Any of various ticks of the family ''Ixodidae'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ixodid
1. a bloodsucking insect [n -S]
Medical Definition of Ixodid
1. Common name for members of the family Ixodidae. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ixodid
Literary usage of Ixodid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1908)
"It is now his pleasure to announce that another Chalcidoid has been reared from
an ixodid under conditions that leave no doubt as to the parasitic relation ..."
2. Animal Parasites and Human Disease by Asa Crawford Chandler (1922)
"Comparison of dorsal and ventral view of ixodid and ... A, dorsal view of ixodid
9 • -4,, ventral view of same; B, dorsal view of ..."
3. College zoology by Robert William Hegner (1918)
"(From Osborn, after Riley.) sucks the blood of chickens, and is a pest on poultry
farms. The family ixodid^E contains a number of injurious species. ..."
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