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ixodes
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Ixodes - type genus of the family Ixodidae genus Ixodesarthropod genus - a genus of arthropodsfamily Ixodidae, Ixodidae - hard ticksdeer tick, Ixodes dammini - a northeastern tick now recognized as same species as Ixodes scapularisIxodes neotomae - a tick that usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to dusky-footed wood ratsIxodes pacificus, western black-legged tick - a tick that feeds on dusky-footed wood rat and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in western United States especially northern Californiablack-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis - 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)Ixodes ricinus, sheep tick, sheep-tick - parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirocheteIxodes persulcatus - bites humans; a vector for Lyme disease spirocheteIxodes dentatus - usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail rabbits and wood ratsIxodes spinipalpis - usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail rabbits and wood rats |
TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeIxodes PersulcatusIxodes
Ixodes [ik-so´dēz] a genus of arthropods, the hard ticks (family Ixodidae); some species are vectors of disease.Ixodes (ik-sō'dēz), A genus of hard ticks (family Ixodidae), many species of which are parasitic on humans and animals; they are characterized by an anal groove surrounding the anus anteriorly, absence of eyes and festoons, and marked sexual dimorphism; about 40 species have been described from North America. [G. ixōdēs, sticky, like bird-lime, fr. ixos, mistletoe, + eidos, form] Ix·o·des (ik-sō'dēz) A genus of hard ticks (family Ixodidae), many species of which are parasitic on humans and animals; they are characterized by an anal groove surrounding the anus anteriorly, absence of eyes and festoons, and marked sexual dimorphism; about 40 species have been described from North America. [G. ixōdēs, sticky, like bird-lime, fr. ixos, mistletoe, + eidos, form]Ixodes
Related to Ixodes: Ixodes dammini, Ixodes ricinus, Ixodes pacificus, Dermacentor, Ixodes cookei, RhipicephalusSynonyms for Ixodesnoun type genus of the family IxodidaeSynonymsRelated Words- arthropod genus
- family Ixodidae
- Ixodidae
- deer tick
- Ixodes dammini
- Ixodes neotomae
- Ixodes pacificus
- western black-legged tick
- black-legged tick
- Ixodes scapularis
- Ixodes ricinus
- sheep tick
- sheep-tick
- Ixodes persulcatus
- Ixodes dentatus
- Ixodes spinipalpis
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