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Hard tick Moderate

Hard tick has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head

2

Any tick in the family Ixodidae, differing from the so-called soft ticks in several respects, in particular in that they bear a defensive hard shield (or scutum) on the body

See Also
hyalomin ixodic soft tick scutum anaplasmosis
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
tick
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Ixodes dammini Ixodes neotomae Ixodes pacificus Ixodes scapularis sheep-tick Ixodes persulcatus Ixodes dentatus Ixodes spinipalpis wood tick
Rhyming Words
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