American dog tick

American  

noun

1. a common tick, Dermacentor variabilis, that is the vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the eastern U.S. and also carries tularemia.

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Example Sentences

TickEncounter, which crowdsources tick data from people all over the U.S., shows American dog tick submissions were up 30 percent in April compared to March, about 10 or 15 percent higher than usual.

From Salon

The American dog tick can transmit a disease called Rocky Mountain spotted fever, though it is not common.

From Slate

They also haven't tested it on ticks other than black-legged ticks yet, so future experiments need to be done on the American dog tick as well as other ticks found in the United States.

From Salon