Etymology

ixodic

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Today it means: Relating to or caused by hard ticks. Full definition →

New Latin Ixodes ← Ancient Greek ἰξώδης
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἰξώδης
  2. New Latin · derived fromIxodes
  3. English todayixodic

From New Latin Ixodes (from Ancient Greek ἰξώδης (ixṓdēs)) + -ic.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἰξώδης all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.