n.
Pronunciation: ' tik
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English tyke, teke; akin to Middle High German zeche tick, Armenian tiz
Date: 14th century
1 : any of a superfamily (Ixodoidea) of bloodsucking acarid arachnids that are larger than the related mites, attach themselves to warm-blooded vertebrates to feed, and include important vectors of infectious diseases
2 : any of various usually wingless parasitic dipteran flies ― compare SHEEP KED
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