Translingual

Proper noun

Ixodidae

1. A taxonomic family within the superfamily Ixodoidea – the ixodids, (hard ticks).

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (family): Amblyomminae, Bothriocrotoninae, Haemaphysalinae, Hyalomminae, Ixodinae, Rhipicephalinae - subfamilies