sheeptick
or sheep tick
[ sheep-tik ]
noun
a wingless, bloodsucking, dipterous insect, Melophagus ovinus, that is parasitic on sheep.
Origin of sheeptick
1- Also called ked, sheep ked.
Words Nearby sheeptick
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British Dictionary definitions for sheep tick
sheep tick
noun
a tick, Ixodes ricinus, that is parasitic on sheep, cattle, and man and transmits the disease louping ill in sheep
another name for sheep ked
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