ˌhēməˈfīsələ̇s, ˌhem- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from hem- + Greek physallis bladder
: a cosmopolitan genus of small eyeless ticks (family Ixodidae) some of which are disease carriers
ˌhēməˈfīsələ̇s, ˌhem- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from hem- + Greek physallis bladder
: a cosmopolitan genus of small eyeless ticks (family Ixodidae) some of which are disease carriers
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012