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Examples of seed tick in a Sentence
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While seed ticks are smaller than regular ticks, they cannot be simply wiped or flicked off the body.
—Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 12 May 2017
The second most common tick is the lone star tick, also known as the seed tick, turkey tick or deer tick.
—Justin L. MacK, Indianapolis Star, 23 May 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1705, in the meaning defined above
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“Seed tick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seed%20tick. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
Medical Definition
seed tick
noun
: the 6-legged larva of a tick
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