bōˈäfələs noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek boo- (from bous head of cattle) + New Latin -philus — more at cow
: a genus of ticks some of which are pests of cattle and other ruminants and vectors of disease — see cattle tick
bōˈäfələs noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek boo- (from bous head of cattle) + New Latin -philus — more at cow
: a genus of ticks some of which are pests of cattle and other ruminants and vectors of disease — see cattle tick
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012