sheep-tick
- noun
- UK
:
garrapata de oveja
- The farmer found a sheep-tick attached to one of his lambs during routine inspection.
Examples
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Veterinarians warn that sheep-ticks can transmit dangerous diseases to livestock and humans.
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A single bite from a sheep-tick can result in serious illness if not treated promptly.
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The sheep-tick can transmit serious diseases.
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Farmers often worry about sheep-ticks in the spring.
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The farmer found a sheep-tick attached to one of his lambs during routine inspection.
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Veterinarians warn that sheep-ticks can transmit dangerous diseases to livestock and humans.
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Farmers often worry about sheep-ticks in the spring.
Synonyms
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6.7
A small animal that sticks to the skin and sucks blood from animals or people
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6.0
A small blood-sucking bug that bites animals and people and can carry Lyme disease
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6.4
A small animal that bites people and animals in woods and can spread disease
A small tick in Europe that bites mammals, including humans, and can spread Lyme disease
A small animal that lives on sheep, drinks their blood, and can spread disease
A small black tick that bites animals and people and can spread Lyme disease
A small tick found in eastern North America that bites people and can give them Lyme disease
A tick that bites people and can spread Lyme disease
A group of hard-bodied ticks that feed on the blood of animals or people
A group of soft ticks that live in many places worldwide and can spread disease to people and animals
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sheep-tick comes from the clear parts sheep and tick, with tick meaning a 'small blood-sucking parasite'. So, the word literally means a tick that lives on sheep and can pass on disease.