ixodes dentatus

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   usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail rabbits and wood rats

   Broaderhard tick

   Part ofIxodes

Questions about ixodes dentatus

What does ixodes dentatus mean?

ixodes dentatus means "usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail rabbits and wood rats".

Is ixodes dentatus a common word?

ixodes dentatus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.