Sheep Tick (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

• Sheep-tick
• Sheep Ked
• Melophagus Ovinus

Hypernyms

• Hippoboscid
• Louse Fly

Meaning ²

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.

Synonyms

• Ixodes Ricinus
• Sheep-tick

Hypernyms

• Hard Tick