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wood tick
wood tickn. Any of various ticks of the genus Dermacentor that occur in wooded areas, infest mammals, and transmit the microorganisms that cause Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia in humans.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  wood tick - common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemiaAmerican dog tick, Dermacentor variabilishard tick, ixodid - ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the headDermacentor, genus Dermacentor - vectors of important diseases of man and animals |
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wood tickn. Any of various ticks of the genus Dermacentor that occur in wooded areas, infest mammals, and transmit the microorganisms that cause Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia in humans.tick (tik) Any of numerous bloodsucking arthropods of the order Acarida and superfamily Ixodoidea. Ticks transmit many diseases to humans and animals. See: Argasidae; Ixodidaewood tickDermacentor andersoni.FinancialSeeTickwood tick
Related to wood tick: Lyme disease, American dog tickSynonyms for wood ticknoun common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemiaSynonyms- American dog tick
- Dermacentor variabilis
Related Words- hard tick
- ixodid
- Dermacentor
- genus Dermacentor
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