/ English Dictionary |
AMERICAN DOG TICK
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia
Synonyms:
American dog tick; Dermacentor variabilis; wood tick
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("American dog tick" is a kind of...):
hard tick; ixodid (ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head)
Holonyms ("American dog tick" is a member of...):
Dermacentor; genus Dermacentor (vectors of important diseases of man and animals)