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Princeton's WordNet

  1. wood tick, American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilisnoun

    common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia

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  1. wood tick

    A wood tick, also known as American Dog Tick or Dermacentor variabilis, is a species of tick that is found primarily in North America. They are parasitic arachnids known for their potential to carry and transmit diseases to humans and animals, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Tularemia. Wood ticks are usually found in wooded, bushy areas with high grass and are most active during spring and summer seasons.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Wood tick

    any one of several species of ticks of the genus Ixodes whose young cling to bushes, but quickly fasten themselves upon the bodies of any animal with which they come in contact. When they attach themselves to the human body they often produce troublesome sores. The common species of the Northern United States is Ixodes unipunctata

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of wood tick in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of wood tick in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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