soft tick

noun

Any tick in the family Argasidae, differing from the so-called hard ticks in several respects, in particular in that they lack a defensive hard shield (or scutum) on the body.

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argasid
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Meanings

nounsoft tick (plural soft ticks)

plural soft ticks

  1. Any tick in the family Argasidae, differing from the so-called hard ticks in several respects, in particular in that they lack a defensive hard shield (or scutum) on the body.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head

Similar
argasid
Broader
tick
Also see
argasid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

soft tick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20tick

MLA

“soft tick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20tick. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soft tick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20tick.

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