A large tick that infests many mammals, including humans, and frequently transmits diseases.
羊虱；蓖子硬蜱。亦称CASTOR BEAN TICK
Ixodes ricinus, family Ixodidae
Example sentencesExamples
Since the early 1980s The Game Conservancy Trust has been studying the impact of sheep ticks and the disease louping ill on red grouse in Scotland.
But researchers are increasingly convinced that Ixodes ricunus, or the common sheep tick, could be the cause of some of the world's most mystifying diseases.
There is little doubt that a decade of gradual decline has continued, caused by a combination of disease, from sheep ticks and a gut parasite, warmer winters and wetter springs.
Definition of sheep tick in US English:
sheep tick
noun
A large tick that infests many mammals, including humans, and frequently transmits diseases.
羊虱；蓖子硬蜱。亦称CASTOR BEAN TICK
Ixodes ricinus, family Ixodidae
Example sentencesExamples
But researchers are increasingly convinced that Ixodes ricunus, or the common sheep tick, could be the cause of some of the world's most mystifying diseases.
There is little doubt that a decade of gradual decline has continued, caused by a combination of disease, from sheep ticks and a gut parasite, warmer winters and wetter springs.
Since the early 1980s The Game Conservancy Trust has been studying the impact of sheep ticks and the disease louping ill on red grouse in Scotland.