Ixodes scapularis
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the Greek 'ixodes' meaning 'sticky' and the Latin 'scapularis' meaning 'of the shoulder'.
مثال
- Ixodes scapularis is a common tick species in the eastern United States.
- Ixodes scapularis is known to transmit Lyme disease.
- Ixodes scapularis prefers a humid environment.
ترکیبهای رایج
Ixodes scapularis tick Ixodes scapularis vector Ixodes scapularis transmission
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick)