LONE STAR TICK


Meaning of LONE STAR TICK in English

noun Date: 1896 an ixodid tick ( Amblyomma americanum ) of the southern, central, and eastern United States that attacks mammals and birds, is a vector of several diseases (as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and ehrlichiosis), and in which the adult female has a single white spot on the back

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