sheeptick
or sheep tick
[ sheep-tik ]
/ ˈʃipˌtɪk /
noun
a wingless, bloodsucking, dipterous insect, Melophagus ovinus, that is parasitic on sheep.
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Nearby words
- sheepshank,
- sheepshead,
- sheepshearing,
- sheepskin,
- sheepswool sponge,
- sheepwalk,
- sheer,
- sheer plan,
- sheerlegs,
- sheerly
Origin of sheeptick
Also called ked, sheep ked.
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sheep tick
noun
a tick, Ixodes ricinus, that is parasitic on sheep, cattle, and man and transmits the disease louping ill in sheep
another name for sheep ked
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