Dermacentor variabilis
[ vär′ē-ā′bə-lĭs ]
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n.
A tick that transmits tularemia and is the principal vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the central and eastern US; the American dog tick.
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Words nearby Dermacentor variabilis
derma, dermabrader, dermabrasion, Dermacentor, Dermacentor andersoni, Dermacentor variabilis, dermal, dermal denticle, dermal graft, dermal papilla, dermal sinus
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