Meanings
nounwood tick (plural wood ticks)
plural wood ticks · alternative woodtick
- Dermacentor variabilis, a tick that carries bacteria responsible for several diseases in humans.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouncommon tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia
Similar
American dog tickDermacentor variabilis
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
wood tick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20tick
MLA
“wood tick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20tick. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wood tick,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20tick.
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