castor bean tick
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castor-bean tick — n a widely distributed tick of the genus Ixodes (I. ricinus) that is a vector of piroplasmosis and various virus diseases of domestic animals … Medical dictionary
castor-bean tick — noun : a widely distributed tick (Ixodes ricinus) that resembles the castor bean seed in color and shape, lives on various mammals, and is a vector of piroplasmosis and certain virus diseases of domestic animals … Useful english dictionary
Castor oil plant — Taxobox name = Castor oil plant image width = 240px image caption = Castor bean in disturbed area regnum = Plantae phylum = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Malpighiales familia = Euphorbiaceae subfamilia = Acalyphoideae tribus =… … Wikipedia
tick — An acarine of the families Ixodidae (hard ticks) or Argasidae (soft ticks), which contain many bloodsucking species that are important pests of humans and domestic birds and mammals, and that probably exceed all other arthropods in the number and … Medical dictionary
sheep tick — noun 1. 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 • Syn: ↑sheep tick, ↑Ixodes ricinus • Hypernyms: ↑hard tick, ↑ixodid •… … Useful english dictionary
sheep tick — n 1) SHEEP KED 2) CASTOR BEAN TICK … Medical dictionary
Ixodes ricinus — complete view (starved) Clo … Wikipedia
Lyme disease — Classification and external resources Nymphal and adult deer ticks can be carriers of Lyme disease. Nymphs are about the size of a poppy seed. ICD 10 A … Wikipedia
Ixodes — A genus of hard ticks (family Ixodidae), many species of which are parasitic on humans and animals; they are characterized by an anal groove surrounding the anus anteriorly, absence of eyes and festoons, and marked sexual dimorphism; about 40… … Medical dictionary
louping ill — /low ping, loh , looh /, Vet. Pathol. an acute viral disease of sheep affecting the nervous system, transmitted by a tick. [1810 20; see LOUP2] * * * ▪ animal disease also called Leaping Ill, viral disease mainly of sheep, causing… … Universalium
