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Webster 1913 Edition

Ixodes

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Ix-o′des

,

Noun.

[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] like birdlime; [GREEK] birdlime +

εἶδοσ

form.]

(Zool.)

A genus of parasitic Acarina, which includes various species of ticks. See

, the insect.

Definition 2024

Ixodes

Ixodes

Translingual

Ixodes ricinus (castor bean tick)

Proper noun

Ixodes m

A taxonomic genus within the family Ixodidae – the hard ticks.

Hypernyms

(genus): Arthropoda - phylum; Chelicerata - subphylum; Arachnida - class; Acari - subclass; Parasitiformes - superorder; Ixodida - suborder; Ixodoidea - superfamily; Ixodidae - family; Ixodinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Ixodes scapularis - selected species; for other species see Ixodes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or Ixodes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia