Ixodes ricinus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Ixodes ricinus
    n 1: 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 spirochete [syn:
         {sheep-tick}, {sheep tick}, {Ixodes ricinus}]
    

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