English dictionary
sheep-tick
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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
Source: WordNet 3.0