Ixodes pacificus

Definitions of Ixodes pacificus
  1. noun
    a tick that feeds on dusky-footed wood rat and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in western United States especially northern California
    synonyms: western black-legged tick
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    type of:
    hard tick, ixodid
    ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head
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