cattle tick

noun

: either of two ixodid ticks (Rhipicephalus annulatus and R. microplus) that infest cattle and transmit the protozoan which causes Texas fever

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cattle tick

• actinic
• agnatic
• bailiwick
• bolshevik
• candlestick
• deontic
• firebrick
• herpetic
• judaic
• lunatic
• menshevik
• orthotic

Medical Definition

cattle tick

noun

: either of two ixodid ticks of the genus Rhipicephalus (R. annulatus and R. microplus) that infest cattle and transmit the protozoan which causes Texas fever