Word

ixodid, n.
(ixodids)

ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head
<noun.animal>

hard tick ixodid

semantic pointers

hypernym

member holonym

Ixodidae, family Ixodidae

hyponym

Ixodes dammini, deer tick Ixodes neotomae Ixodes pacificus, western black-legged tick Ixodes scapularis, black-legged tick sheep-tick, sheep tick, Ixodes ricinus Ixodes persulcatus Ixodes dentatus Ixodes spinipalpis wood tick, American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis