Definition of ixodid
: of or relating to a family (Ixodidae) of ticks (such as the deer tick and American dog tick) having a hard outer shell and feeding on usually three hosts during the life cycle
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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The first known use of ixodid was circa 1909
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