ˈdərməˌsentər, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from derm- + Greek kentōr goader, from kentein to sting, prick, goad
: a large widely distributed genus of ornate eyed ticks (family Ixodidae) including a number that attack man and other mammals and several that are vectors of important diseases (as anaplasmosis of cattle, piroplasmosis of dogs, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever of man)