Engelsk substantiv: black-legged tick | |||
1. | black-legged tick (om dyr) parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick) | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | Ixodes scapularis | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | hard tick, ixodid | ||
Tilhører disse overordnede uttrykkene | genus Ixodes, Ixodes | ||