definitions

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, sheeptick, sheepwalk, sheer, sheer plan, sheerlegs, sheerness

Origin of sheeptick

1375–1425; late Middle English scheptyke; see sheep, tick2
Also called ked, sheep ked.
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British Dictionary definitions for sheep tick

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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