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Rocky Mountain wood tick


Rocky Mountain wood tick

noun

Definition of ROCKY MOUNTAIN WOOD TICK

: a widely distributed wood tick of the genus Dermacentor (D. andersoni) of western North America that is a vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and sometimes causes tick paralysis

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