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Dermacentor
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Dermacentor - vectors of important diseases of man and animalsgenus Dermacentorarthropod genus - a genus of arthropodsfamily Ixodidae, Ixodidae - hard ticksAmerican dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis, wood tick - common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia |
Dermacentor
Dermacentor[′dər·mə‚sen·tər] (invertebrate zoology) A genus of ticks, important as vectors of disease. Dermacentor
Dermacentor [der″mah-sen´ter] a genus of ticks parasitic on various animals, and vectors of disease-producing microorganisms.Dermacentor anderso´ni a species of tick common in the western United States, parasitic on numerous wild mammals, most domestic animals, and humans. It is a vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia, Colorado tick fever, and Q fever in the United States, and is the cause of tick paralysis.Dermacentor varia´bilis the chief vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the central and eastern United States, the dog being the principal host of the adult forms, but also parasitic on cattle, horses, rabbits, and humans.Dermacentor (der'mă-sen'tŏr), An ornate, characteristically marked genus of hard ticks (family Ixodidae) that possess eyes and 11 festoons; it consists of some 20 species the members of which commonly attack dogs, humans, and other mammals. [derm- + G. kentōr, a goader] Der·ma·cen·tor (dĕr-mă-sen'tōr) An ornate, characteristically marked genus of hard ticks (family Ixodidae) that possess eyes and 11 festoons; it consists of some 20 species with members that commonly attack dogs, humans, and other mammals. [derm- + G. kentōr, a goader]Dermacentor
Related to Dermacentor: Dermacentor reticulatusSynonyms for Dermacentornoun vectors of important diseases of man and animalsSynonymsRelated Words- arthropod genus
- family Ixodidae
- Ixodidae
- American dog tick
- Dermacentor variabilis
- wood tick
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