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sheep tick meaning and definition
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Definition of sheep tick (noun)
- wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle
- synonyms: Melophagus Ovinus, sheep ked, sheep-tick
- parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete
- synonyms: Ixodes ricinus, sheep-tick
Source: Princeton University Wordnet