black-legged tick

black–legged tick

noun
\ˈblak-ˈlegd-, -ˈlāgd-; -ˈleg-əd-, -ˈlā-gəd-\

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)