English noun: ixodid | |||
1. | ixodid (animal) ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head | ||
Synonyms | hard tick | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tick | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | American dog tick, black-legged tick, deer tick, Dermacentor variabilis, Ixodes dammini, Ixodes dentatus, Ixodes neotomae, Ixodes pacificus, Ixodes persulcatus, Ixodes ricinus, Ixodes scapularis, Ixodes spinipalpis, sheep tick, sheep-tick, western black-legged tick, wood tick | ||
Member meronym | family Ixodidae, Ixodidae | ||