cattle tick
noun
: either of two ixodid ticks (Rhipicephalus annulatus and R. microplus) that infest cattle and transmit the protozoan which causes Texas fever
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By 1938, the government had established a quarantine zone that extended 580 miles by 10 miles along the U.S.-Mexico border in South Texas Brush Country, a region favored by the cattle tick.
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Sean Lawrence, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
The Asian longhorned tick, also known as the cattle tick or bush tick, was found in northern New Castle County in late June, according to a Wednesday press release from the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.
—USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2019
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Sean Lawrence, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
The Asian longhorned tick, also known as the cattle tick or bush tick, was found in northern New Castle County in late June, according to a Wednesday press release from the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.
—USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2019
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“Cattle tick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cattle%20tick. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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