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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
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organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna go
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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arthropod go
invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
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hard tick, ixodid
ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head
ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head
noun.animal
9 Subcategories
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Ixodes dammini, deer tick go
a northeastern tick now recognized as same species as Ixodes scapularis
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Ixodes neotomae go
a tick that usually does not bite humans
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Ixodes pacificus, western black-legged tick go
a tick that feeds on dusky-footed wood rat and bites humans
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Ixodes scapularis, black-legged tick go
parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans
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sheep-tick, sheep tick, Ixodes ricinus go
parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans
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Ixodes persulcatus go
bites humans
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Ixodes dentatus go
usually does not bite humans
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Ixodes spinipalpis go
usually does not bite humans
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wood tick, American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis go
common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia