Sheep-tick (Noun)
Meaning 1
Parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
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Meaning 2
Wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The sheep-tick is a parasite that attaches itself to the flesh of its host.
- The farmer had to remove a sheep-tick from his cow's skin.
- Dip washes are used to control and prevent the infestation of sheep-ticks.
- Sheep-ticks feed on the blood of sheep, causing discomfort and disease.
- Vaccines against diseases caused by sheep-ticks are often administered to livestock.