hard tick

Questions about hard tick

What does hard tick mean?

hard tick means "ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head".

What is another word for hard tick?

Close synonyms include ixodid. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hard tick a common word?

hard tick is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.