We found 2 definitions of sheep tick from 1 different sources.
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sheep tick - wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle | ||
sheep ked, sheep-tick, Melophagus Ovinus | ||
hippoboscid, louse fly bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals | ||
sheep tick - parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete | ||
sheep-tick, Ixodes ricinus | ||
hard tick, ixodid ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head |