| Definition of 'Ixodes' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Ixodes, genus Ixodes
type genus of the family Ixodidae
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| Definition of 'Ixodes' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Ixodes
a genus of parasitic Acarina, which includes various species of ticks. See Tick, the insect
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| Definition of 'Ixodes' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Ixodes
The largest genus of TICKS in the family IXODIDAE, containing over 200 species. Many infest humans and other mammals and several are vectors of diseases such as LYME DISEASE, tick-borne encephalitis (ENCEPHALITIS, TICK-BORNE), and KYASANUR FOREST DISEASE.
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