bat tick

noun

Any of various wingless dipterous insects that are parasitic to bats, such as some in genus Argas

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Meanings

nounbat tick (plural bat ticks)

plural bat ticks

  1. Any of various wingless dipterous insects that are parasitic to bats, such as some in genus Argas
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