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Wood tick
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What's The Definition Of Wood tick?
[n] common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia
Synonyms | Synonyms for Wood tick: American dog tick | Dermacentor variabilis Related Terms | Find terms related to Wood tick: See Also | Dermacentor | genus Dermacentor | hard tick | ixodid Wood tick In Webster's Dictionary \Wood" tick`\ (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of ticks of the genus {Ixodes}
whose young cling to bushes, but quickly fasten themselves
upon the bodies of any animal with which they come in
contact. When they attach themselves to the human body they
often produce troublesome sores. The common species of the
Northern United States is {Ixodes unipunctata}.
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