/ik sod"id, -soh"did, ik"seuh did/ , n.
1. any of numerous ticks of the family Ixodidae, comprising the hard ticks.
adj.
2. belonging or pertaining to the family Ixodidae.
[ 1910-15; Ixodidae name of the family, equiv. to Ixod ( es ) genus name ( ixódes like birdlime, sticky, clammy, equiv. to ix ( ós ) birdlime + -odes -ODE 1 ) + -idae -IDAE; see -ID 2 ]