Miana bug
/mɪˈɑːnə bʌɡ/Now rare
noun
The soft tick Argas persicus, which is parasitic chiefly on poultry.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Chambers's Encyclopaedia. From Miana (Persian Mīāneh), the name of a town in north-western Iran + bug.
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