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Ixodes dentatus

Ixodes dentatus

9.9
A hard-bodied tick that spreads Lyme disease to animals like rabbits
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Ixodes dentatus
  • Lyme disease can be spread to animals by the bite of Ixodes dentatus.

Examples

  • Researchers discovered Ixodes dentatus on several wild rabbits in the area.

  • The biologist studied the habitat preferences of Ixodes dentatus in woodland regions.

  • The Ixodes dentatus is known to transmit Lyme disease.

  • Have you heard about Ixodes dentatus and its role in disease transmission?

  • Lyme disease can be spread to animals by the bite of Ixodes dentatus.

  • Researchers discovered Ixodes dentatus on several wild rabbits in the area.

  • The biologist studied the habitat preferences of Ixodes dentatus in woodland regions.

Surface Forms

Ixodes dentatus singular
Ixodes dentatus plural

Morphology

Ixodes + dentatus

This is a Latin binomial (taxonomic name) where the genus 'Ixodes' identifies it as a tick, so a learner who knows 'Ixodes' could infer it is a kind of tick. However the full encyclopedic meaning (that it is a hard-bodied species transmitting Lyme spirochetes to certain animals) and the Latin epithet 'dentatus' are not transparently derivable by a B1 learner, so only part of the meaning is accessible from the constituents.

Etymology

Ixodes dentatus comes from old Greek and Latin words: Ixodes suggests a tick-like 'sticky' creature and dentatus means 'toothed'. Think of a small, sticky animal with tiny teeth that holds on and bites animals — that image helps explain why this name is used for a tick that can spread Lyme disease to rabbits and rats.