SHEEPTICK


Meaning of SHEEPTICK in English

/sheep"tik'/ , n.

a wingless, bloodsucking, dipterous insect, Melophagus ovinus, that is parasitic on sheep.

Also, sheep tick . Also called ked, sheep ked .

[ 1375-1425; late ME scheptyke; see SHEEP, TICK 2 ]

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