ixodes ricinus

Noun
  1. Parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans;
    Can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system);
    A vector for Lyme disease spirochete (synset 101780858)
    is a type of: hard tick, ixodid - ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head
    belongs to: genus ixodes, ixodes - type genus of the family Ixodidae
    same as: sheep tick, sheep-tick

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