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sheeptick

or sheep tick

[ sheep-tik ]

/ ˈʃipˌtɪk /

noun

a wingless, bloodsucking, dipterous insect, Melophagus ovinus, that is parasitic on sheep.

Nearby words

sheepshank, sheepshead, sheepshearing, sheepskin, sheepswool sponge, sheeptick, sheepwalk, sheer, sheer plan, sheerlegs, sheerly

Origin of sheeptick

1375–1425; late Middle English scheptyke; see sheep, tick²

Also called ked, sheep ked.

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