black-legged tick
black–legged tick
noun\ˈblak-ˈlegd-, -ˈlāgd-; -ˈle-gəd-, -ˈlā-\
Definition of BLACK-LEGGED TICK
: either of two ixodid ticks: a : deer tick b : a tick (Ixodes pacificus) of the western United States and British Columbia that is the vector of several diseases (as Lyme disease)
First Known Use of BLACK-LEGGED TICK
1944
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