deer ked

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Eurasian species of louse fly in the family Hippoboscidae, Lipoptena cervi, that are parasites of elk, deer and other bovine animals, sucking blood and laying eggs in the fur of the host animals.

Word forms

deer ked deer keds

Synonyms

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