| 释义 |
ar·gas
\ˈärgəs, -ˌgas\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, perhaps irregular from Greek argos idle, from a- a- (II) + -ergos (from ergon work) — more at work
: a genus (the type of the family Argasidae) of ticks including the cosmopolitan chicken tick (A. persicus), a serious enemy of poultry in warmer countries |