tick bite

noun

A bite from a tick that can pass various illnesses to the bitten host.

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Meanings

nountick bite (plural tick bites)

plural tick bites

  1. A bite from a tick that can pass various illnesses to the bitten host.

Origin

* tick + bite

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Translations

Danish flåtbid
  • flåtbidTranslations
Dutch tekenbeet
  • tekenbeetTranslations
German Zeckenbiss, Zeckenstich
  • ZeckenbissTranslations
  • ZeckenstichTranslations
Spanish picadura de garrapata
  • picadura de garrapataTranslations
Swedish fästingbett
  • fästingbettTranslations
Turkish kene ısırığı, kene ısırımı
  • kene ısırığıTranslations
  • kene ısırımıTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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