ikˈsō(ˌ)dēz noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ixōdēs like birdlime, sticky, from ixos birdlime + -ōdēs -ode
: a widespread genus (the type of the family Ixodidae) of ticks that suck the blood of man and of many domesticated and wild mammals, transmit diseases of cattle and sheep, and sometimes cause paralysis or other severe reactions