ixodid

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noun

Any of various ticks of the family Ixodidae.

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hard tick
Origintranslingual Ixodidae →
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Meanings

nounixodid (plural ixodids)

plural ixodids

  1. biologyAny of various ticks of the family Ixodidae.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head

Similar
hard tick
Broader
tick
Also see
hard tick

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. translingualIxodidae
  2. translingualIxodidae
  3. Englishixodid

Borrowed from Translingual Ixodidae.

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Translations

Italian ixodide
  • ixodidetick
Russian иксо́довый клещ
  • иксо́довый клещ (iksódovyj klešč)tick
Cite this entry
APA

ixodid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ixodid

MLA

“ixodid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ixodid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ixodid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ixodid.

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