ixodid

n.

1.

a member of the Ixodidae, a family of ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head.

Noun

1.

ixodid - ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head Synonyms: hard tick

American dog tick, black-legged tick, deer tick, Dermacentor variabilis, family Ixodidae, hard tick, Ixodes dammini, Ixodes dentatus, Ixodes neotomae, Ixodes pacificus, Ixodes persulcatus, Ixodes ricinus, Ixodes scapularis, Ixodes spinipalpis, Ixodidae, sheep tick, sheep-tick, tick, western black-legged tick, wood tick