Parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete. Synonyms: sheep-tick, sheep tick.
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Words linked to "Ixodes ricinus" : Ixodes, genus Ixodes, hard tick, sheep-tick, sheep tick, ixodid |
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