Medical Definition of fowl tick
: any of several ticks of the genus Argas (as A. persicus) that attack fowl in the warmer parts of the world causing anemia and transmitting various diseases (as spirochetosis)
— called also chicken tick
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“Fowl tick.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/fowl%20tick. Accessed 10 Aug. 2022.
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