Meaning of SHEEPTICK
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- [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
- [n] wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle
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| | Synonyms: | | Ixodes ricinus, Melophagus Ovinus, sheep ked, sheep tick |
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| | See Also: | | genus Ixodes, genus Melophagus, hard tick, hippoboscid, Ixodes, ixodid, louse fly, Melophagus | |
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