Definition of Ixodid

1. Noun. Ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head.


Definition of Ixodid

1. Noun. (zoology) Any of various ticks of the family ''Ixodidae'' ¹

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Definition of Ixodid

1. a bloodsucking insect [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ixodid

1. Common name for members of the family Ixodidae. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ixodid

iwys
ixabepilone
ixc
ixia
ixias
ixiolite
ixl
ixnay
ixocutis
ixodes
ixodian
ixodiasis
ixodic
ixodicide
ixodicides
ixodid (current term)
ixodids
ixora
ixoras
ixtle
ixtles
ixtli
iyoba
iyobas
iyokan
iyokans
izakaya
izakayas
izar
izard

Literary usage of Ixodid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1908)
"It is now his pleasure to announce that another Chalcidoid has been reared from an ixodid under conditions that leave no doubt as to the parasitic relation ..."

2. Animal Parasites and Human Disease by Asa Crawford Chandler (1922)
"Comparison of dorsal and ventral view of ixodid and ... A, dorsal view of ixodid 9 • -4,, ventral view of same; B, dorsal view of ..."

3. College zoology by Robert William Hegner (1918)
"(From Osborn, after Riley.) sucks the blood of chickens, and is a pest on poultry farms. The family ixodid^E contains a number of injurious species. ..."

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