cattle tick
noun
a dark brown tick, Boophilus annulatus, that infests cattle and is a vector for parasitic diseases of cattle, as babesiosis.
Origin of cattle tick
1An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
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How to use cattle tick in a sentence
The worst pest is, however, the cattle tick or Garrapata, and known under the scientific name of Boophilus Annulatus.
Argentina From A British Point Of View | VariousThe cattle tick, Margaropus annulatus, as the carrier of Texas fever.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle | U.S. Department of AgricultureThese statements are sufficient to indicate that the loss to the quarantined section from the cattle tick is something enormous.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle | U.S. Department of Agriculture
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