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Black-legged tick

Black-legged tick Meaning & Definition
Black-legged tick Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Black-legged tick?

[n] 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)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Black-legged tick: Ixodes scapularis

Related Terms | Find terms related to Black-legged tick:

See Also | genus Ixodes | hard tick | Ixodes | ixodid

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