About The Word Ixodes scapularis

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Ixodes scapularis

Ixodes scapularis Meaning & Definition
Ixodes scapularis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ixodes scapularis?

[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 Ixodes scapularis: black-legged tick

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

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