Meaning of IXODES SCAPULARIS

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[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)
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	Synonyms:		black-legged tick
	See Also:		genus Ixodes, hard tick, Ixodes, ixodid