ixodes

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ixodes - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ixodes \Ix*o"des\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? like birdlime; ? birdlime
     + e'i^dos form.] (Zool.)
     A genus of parasitic Acarina, which includes various species
     of ticks. See Tick, the insect.
     [1913 Webster]

ixodes - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Ixodes
      n 1: type genus of the family Ixodidae [syn: Ixodes, genus Ixodes
           ]