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ARGASID
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head
Synonyms:
argasid; soft tick
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("argasid" is a kind of...):
tick (any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals)
Holonyms ("argasid" is a member of...):
Argasidae; family Argasidae (soft ticks)
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