English Explanatory Dictionary

hard tick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any tick in the family Ixodidae, differing from the so-called soft ticks in several respects, in particular in that they bear a defensive hard shield (or scutum) on the body

Word forms

hard tick hard ticks
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