noun
vectors of important diseases of man and animals
• Syn: ↑Dermacentor
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ixodidae, ↑family Ixodidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑wood tick, ↑American dog tick, ↑Dermacentor variabilis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.