Ixodes pacificus

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

a tick that feeds on dusky-footed wood rat and bites humans;
principal vector for Lyme disease in western United States especially northern California
• Syn:
western black-legged tick
• Hypernyms:
hard tick, ixodid
• Member Holonyms:
Ixodes, genus Ixodes