Boophilus

noun

Bo·​oph·​i·​lus

bōˈäfələs

: a genus of ticks some of which are pests of cattle and other ruminants and vectors of disease see cattle tick

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek boo- (from bous head of cattle) + New Latin -philus

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