Definition of Ixodes scapularis

1. Noun. Parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick).

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

Medical Definition of Ixodes scapularis

1. The black-legged or shoulder tick, a species found on animals in the southern and eastern U.S.; capable of inflicting a painful bite to humans, and of being a vector of Lyme disease. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ixodes Scapularis

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
Izedi
Izedis
Izhevsk
Izhorian

Literary usage of Ixodes scapularis

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

1. Handbook of Medical Entomology by William Albert Riley, Oskar Augustus Johannsen (1915)
"... though it does occur, practically all of the records apply to ixodes scapularis or Ixodes cookei. In Europe, Ixodes ricinus is very ..."

2. Report of the Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry for by United States Bureau of Animal Industry (1901)
"... Dermacentor occidentales is identical with D. reticulatus; and Ixodes scapularis = ( ?). (We have not yet been able to recognize this last species. ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Ixodes scapularis on Dictionary.com!Search for Ixodes scapularis on Thesaurus.com!Search for Ixodes scapularis on Google!Search for Ixodes scapularis on Wikipedia!

Search