hard tick
noun
: a tick of the family Ixodidae that has a hard outer shell and feeds on two or three hosts during its life cycle
Hard ticks, however, are mainly host parasites and will latch onto their hosts for up to five or six days.—
Edwards Park, Smithsonian, January 1987
Edwards Park, Smithsonian, January 1987Tick paralysis occurs when a hard tick releases nerve poison into the victim's bloodstream while feeding.—Kevin Graman, Spokesman Review (Spokane, Washington), 6 July 2005
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“Hard tick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20tick. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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