noun Date: 1944 either of two ixodid ticks:, deer tick , a tick ( Ixodes pacificus ) of the western United States and British Columbia that is the vector of several diseases (as Lyme disease)
BLACK-LEGGED TICK
Meaning of BLACK-LEGGED TICK in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012