Meanings
nounsheep ked (plural sheep keds)
plural sheep keds
- A wingless blood-feeding ked (louse fly) of sheep, Melophagus ovinus.
The sheep-ked, or kaid (Melophagus ovinus), is one of the most common and annoying pests to which the sheep is subject.
1852, H. D. Richardson, The pests of the farm, with instructions for their extirpation, page 128
Synonyms & antonyms
nounwingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Basque artapo
- artapoMelophagus ovinus
Dutch schapenluis
- schapenluisMelophagus ovinus
Finnish lampaan täikärpänen
- lampaan täikärpänenMelophagus ovinus
German Schaflausfliege
- SchaflausfliegeMelophagus ovinus
Greek μηλοφάγος
- μηλοφάγος (milofágos)Melophagus ovinus
Icelandic færilús
- færilúsMelophagus ovinus
Swedish fårlus
- fårlusMelophagus ovinus
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APA
sheep ked. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheep%20ked
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“sheep ked.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheep%20ked. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sheep ked,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheep%20ked.
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