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sticktight

sticktight

9.9
A small insect that lives on animals and holds on to their skin, often on chickens
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The chicken had a sticktight on its back.

Examples

  • The farmer checked his chickens for sticktights after noticing signs of irritation.

  • Veterinarians recommend treating poultry houses to prevent sticktight infestations.

  • A heavy burden of sticktights can weaken young chicks and cause health problems.

  • Farmers often struggle with sticktights in their flocks.

  • The farmer checked his chickens for sticktights after noticing signs of irritation.

  • A heavy burden of sticktights can weaken young chicks and cause health problems.

  • Veterinarians recommend treating poultry houses to prevent sticktight infestations.

Synonyms

sticktight flea
vssticktight
  • Specialized
9.9

A small insect that sticks tightly to birds' skin and bites them, often on chickens' heads

is a more general parasitic insect term rather than naming that specific parasite
Echidnophaga gallinacea
vssticktight
  • Specialized
9.9

A small flea that lives on chickens and often attaches to their heads causing irritation

is a general parasitic insect term that can mean this species or similar ones

Compounds

sticktight flea
  • Specialized
9.9

A small insect that sticks tightly to birds' skin and bites them, often on chickens' heads

Surface Forms

sticktight singular
sticktights plural

Morphology

sticktight = stick + tight (transparent) = stick + tight

Clear compound composition 'stick' + 'tight' describing a parasite that adheres firmly to skin or feathers.

Etymology

Sticktight joins the words stick and tight, meaning 'to stick' and 'firmly'. The name fits small insects that attach to chickens and other animals because they hold on very closely, so they literally 'stick tight'.