SINCE 1828
pajaroello
noun
pa·ja·ro·el·lo
| \ ˌpä-hə-rə-ˈwe-(ˌ)lō
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Medical Definition of pajaroello
: a venomous tick of the genus Ornithodoros (O. coriaceus) whose bite causes painful swelling
— called also pajaroello tick
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