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ixodes scapularis is a noun meaning "parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick)". It carries one recorded sense.
parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick)
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for ixodes scapularis come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.