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    ixodes ricinus

    ixodes ricinus - Dictionary definition and meaning for word ixodes ricinus

    Definition
    (noun) 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 : sheep-tick , sheep tick
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