tick-borne

[ tik-bawrn, -bohrn ]

adjective

1. carried or transmitted by ticks:

   tick-borne disease.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tick-borne¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

So it is with genuine dread that I have read about the latest tick-borne illness, this one called the Heartland Virus.

From The Daily Beast

On the other hand, the accumulated evidence has fully substantiated the hypothesis that it is tick-borne.

From Project Gutenberg