FAMILY ARGASIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Soft ticks

Synonyms:

Argasidae; family Argasidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("family Argasidae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "family Argasidae"):

argasid; soft tick (tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head)

Holonyms ("family Argasidae" is a member of...):

Acarina; order Acarina (mites and ticks)