DERMACENTOR

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Vectors of important diseases of man and animals

Synonyms:

Dermacentor; genus Dermacentor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Dermacentor" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Dermacentor"):

American dog tick; Dermacentor variabilis; wood tick (common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia)

Holonyms ("Dermacentor" is a member of...):

family Ixodidae; Ixodidae (hard ticks)