ixodid

American

[ik-sod-id, -soh-did, ik-suh-did] / ɪkˈsɒd ɪd, -ˈsoʊ dɪd, ˈɪk sə dɪd /

noun

any of numerous ticks of the family Ixodidae, comprising the hard ticks.

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the family Ixodidae.

Etymology

Origin of ixodid

1910–15; < New Latin Ixodidae name of the family, equivalent to Ixod ( es ) genus name (< Greek ixṓdēs like birdlime, sticky, clammy, equivalent to ix ( ós ) birdlime + -ōdēs -ode ¹ ) + -idae -idae; see -id ²

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Larval ixodid ticks were found on specimens of P. b. cansensis.

From Natural History of the Brush Mouse (Peromyscus boylii) in Kansas With Description of a New Subspecies by Charles A. Long

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