LONE STAR TICK


Meaning of LONE STAR TICK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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

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