n.
Pronunciation: ' ik-s ə - ˌ did, ik- ' s ō -d ə d
Function: adjective
Etymology: ultimately from Greek ix ō d ē s sticky, from ixos birdlime
Date: circa 1909
: of or relating to a family (Ixodidae) of ticks (as the deer tick and American dog tick) having a hard outer shell and feeding on usually three hosts during the life cycle
– ixodid noun