IXODID Definition & Meaning

ixodid

[ ik-sod-id, -soh-did, ik-suh-did ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any of numerous ticks of the family Ixodidae, comprising the hard ticks.

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the family Ixodidae.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ixodid¹

1910–15; < New Latin Ixodidae name of the family, equivalent to Ixod ( es ) genus name (< Greek ��ṓdŧ�� like birdlime, sticky, clammy, equivalent to ix ( ó�� ) birdlime + -ō��ŧ�� -ode ¹ ) + -idae -idae; -id ²

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Larval ixodid ticks were found on specimens of P. b. cansensis.

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