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noun
Ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head.
synonym: hard tick.
is a specific kind of: tick.
is a broader term that covers: 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 | American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis, wood tick.
is a member of: family Ixodidae, Ixodidae.
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