Definition of Sheep-tick

1. Noun. Wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle.

Exact synonyms: Melophagus Ovinus, Sheep Ked, Sheep Tick
Generic synonyms: Hippoboscid, Louse Fly
Group relationships: Genus Melophagus, Melophagus

2. Noun. Parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete.
Exact synonyms: Ixodes Ricinus, Sheep Tick
Generic synonyms: Hard Tick, Ixodid
Group relationships: Genus Ixodes, Ixodes

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sheep-tick

sheeneys
sheenful
sheenie
sheenier
sheenies
sheeniest
sheening
sheens
sheeny
sheep
sheep
sheep's fescue
sheep's sorrel
sheep-pox
sheep-pox virus
sheep-tick (current term)
sheepback
sheepberries
sheepberry
sheepberry
sheepcot
sheepcote
sheepcotes
sheepcots
sheepdog
sheepdogs
sheepfold
sheepfolds
sheephead
sheepheads

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