Meaning of IXODES RICINUS

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  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
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	Synonyms:		sheeptick
	See Also:		genus Ixodes, hard tick, Ixodes, ixodid