IXODID


Meaning of IXODID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈik-sə-ˌdid, ik-ˈsō-dəd ]

adjective

Etymology: ultimately from Greek ixōdēs 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.