IXODES

Ixodes, genus Ixodes

(noun) type genus of the family Ixodidae

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Ix*o"des, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of parasitic Acarina, which includes various species of ticks. See Tick, the insect.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”


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