bont tickn.

Brit.

/ˈbɒnt tɪk/, U.S.

/ˈbɑnt ˌtɪk/

Forms: 1800s–1900s bonte tick, 1800s– bont tick.

Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans, combined with an English element. Etymons: Afrikaans bont , tick n.¹

Etymology: < Afrikaans bont particoloured, variegated ( < South African Dutch, Dutch bont: see below) + tick n.¹Middle Dutch bunt , bont particoloured, variegated (Dutch bont ) is probably ultimately < post-classical Latin punctus small dot (see point n.¹), in which case the original sense was probably ‘dotted’. Compare Middle Low German bunt particoloured, variegated, Middle High German bunt black and white, dotted, striped (German bunt particoloured, variegated, colourful), which are either cognate with or borrowed < Dutch.

Any of several hard-bodied ticks of the genus Amblyomma (family Ixodidae), esp. A. hebraeum and A. variegatum, which are native to southern Africa and have a variegated scutum.Bont ticks are parasitic on humans, wildlife, and domestic animals, and transmit heartwater disease in ruminant livestock.

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bont tick1881

1881 A. Douglass Ostrich Farming S. Afr. 17 The large Bonte tick that..produces terrible sores on all animals.

1893 Agric. Jrnl. (Dept. Agric. Cape Colony) 29 June 249/2 Remove the few bont ticks with a pair of lamp scissors as it is difficult to kill them with any ordinary remedy.

1900 Proc. 12th Ann. Meeting Assoc. Econ. Ent. (U.S. Dept. Agric., Div. Entomol.) 41 (Cent. Dict. Suppl.) The tick of greatest importance, because of its injuries to stock, is Amblyomma hebræum Koch, commonly known as the bont tick.

1960 Agric. & Vet. Chemicals May 50/2 Toxaphene dips were subsequently introduced and proved to give better control..of bont ticks, Amblyomma spp.

1989 Sci. News 25 Feb. 123/1 The southern African bont tick..produces a deadly malady in cattle known as heartwater disease.

2010 Herald (Harare) (Nexis) 5 Mar. Due to livestock movement by farmers the bont tick is now found in all districts of Zimbabwe.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bont tick
释义	bont tickn. Brit. /ˈbɒnt tɪk/, U.S. /ˈbɑnt ˌtɪk/ Forms: 1800s–1900s bonte tick, 1800s– bont tick. Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans, combined with an English element. Etymons: Afrikaans bont , tick n.¹ Etymology: < Afrikaans bont particoloured, variegated ( < South African Dutch, Dutch bont: see below) + tick n.¹Middle Dutch bunt , bont particoloured, variegated (Dutch bont ) is probably ultimately < post-classical Latin punctus small dot (see point n.¹), in which case the original sense was probably ‘dotted’. Compare Middle Low German bunt particoloured, variegated, Middle High German bunt black and white, dotted, striped (German bunt particoloured, variegated, colourful), which are either cognate with or borrowed < Dutch. Any of several hard-bodied ticks of the genus Amblyomma (family Ixodidae), esp. A. hebraeum and A. variegatum, which are native to southern Africa and have a variegated scutum.Bont ticks are parasitic on humans, wildlife, and domestic animals, and transmit heartwater disease in ruminant livestock. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Arachnida > [noun] > order Acari or family Acaridae > member of (tick) > miscellaneous or unspecified types > amblyonna hebraeum bont tick1881 1881 A. Douglass Ostrich Farming S. Afr. 17 The large Bonte tick that..produces terrible sores on all animals. 1893 Agric. Jrnl. (Dept. Agric. Cape Colony) 29 June 249/2 Remove the few bont ticks with a pair of lamp scissors as it is difficult to kill them with any ordinary remedy. 1900 Proc. 12th Ann. Meeting Assoc. Econ. Ent. (U.S. Dept. Agric., Div. Entomol.) 41 (Cent. Dict. Suppl.) The tick of greatest importance, because of its injuries to stock, is Amblyomma hebræum Koch, commonly known as the bont tick. 1960 Agric. & Vet. Chemicals May 50/2 Toxaphene dips were subsequently introduced and proved to give better control..of bont ticks, Amblyomma spp. 1989 Sci. News 25 Feb. 123/1 The southern African bont tick..produces a deadly malady in cattle known as heartwater disease. 2010 Herald (Harare) (Nexis) 5 Mar. Due to livestock movement by farmers the bont tick is now found in all districts of Zimbabwe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1881
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