sheep tick
Britishnoun
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a tick, Ixodes ricinus, that is parasitic on sheep, cattle, and man and transmits the disease louping ill in sheep
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another name for sheep ked
Example Sentences
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The H. punctata, known as the "red sheep tick," is native to the southern half of Europe, as well as England and parts of the North African coast.
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People are most likely to come across sheep ticks, which feed on mammals and birds.
From BBC
Then he would descend directly afterwards to such minor matters in natural history as the feeding habits of the sheep ticks, which in places swarmed.
From Project Gutenberg
Really they aren't fleas at all, but a form of sheep tick.
From Project Gutenberg
They are about the size of a sheep tick when empty, but they get on you and suck and suck, till they are full of your blood and size of a grape.
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