noun
: any of several ixodid ticks whose young cling to bushes but fasten on the body of an animal touching them often producing troublesome sores ; especially : american dog tick
noun
: any of several ixodid ticks whose young cling to bushes but fasten on the body of an animal touching them often producing troublesome sores ; especially : american dog tick
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012