Argasidae
noun plural
Ar·gas·i·dae
är-ˈgas-ə-ˌdē 
: a family of ticks of the superfamily Ixodoidea that comprises the soft ticks and includes a number of medically and economically important ticks all of which lack a scutum and exhibit no marked sexual dimorphism see argas, ornithodoros
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“Argasidae.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Argasidae. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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