Definition of Ixodes pacificus

1. Noun. A tick that feeds on dusky-footed wood rat and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in western United States especially northern California.

Exact synonyms: Western Black-legged Tick
Generic synonyms: Hard Tick, Ixodid
Group relationships: Genus Ixodes, Ixodes

Medical Definition of Ixodes pacificus

1. The California black-legged tick, a species that is the vector of Lyme disease in the western U.S. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ixodes Pacificus

Ivy Leaguer
Ivy bleeding time test
Ivy loop wiring
Iwate
Iwo
Iwo Jima
Ixion
Ixobrychus
Ixobrychus exilis
Ixodes bicornis
Ixodes cookei
Ixodes dammini
Ixodes dentatus
Ixodes holocyclus
Ixodes neotomae
Ixodes pacificus
Ixodes persulcatus
Ixodes pilosus
Ixodes ricinus
Ixodes scapularis
Ixodes spinipalpis
Ixodidae
Ixodoidea
Iyar
Iyora
Iyyar
Izaak Walton
Izanagi
Izanami

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