'Ixodes' definitions:
noun
Type genus of the family Ixodidae [syn: Ixodes,
genus Ixodes]
- 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.
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