Dermacentor definitions

Dermacentor

1) Arthropod genus 2) Genus dermacentor
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Dermacentor is a genus of ticks in the family Ixodidae, the hard ticks. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with native species on all continents except Australia. Most occur in the Nearctic ecozone. Hosts of Dermacentor ticks include many large and small mammals, including horses, deer, cattle, lagomorphs, peccaries, porcupines, tapirs, de...
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dermacentor

<entomology> A large, widely distributed genus of ticks, including a number that infest man and other mammals, and several that are vectors of diseases such as tularaemia, rocky mountain spotted fever, colourado tick fever, and anaplasmosis. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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Dermacentor

(dur″mә-sen´tәr) a genus of ticks that are important transmitters of disease. D. anderso´ni is parasitic in various wild mammals and transmits Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Colorado tick fever, tularemia, and tick paralysis. D. varia´bilis, is usually parasitic in dogs but also attacks cattle, horses, rabbit...
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Dermacentor

Type: Term Pronunciation: der′mă-sen′tŏr Definitions: 1. An ornate, characteristically marked genus of hard ticks (family Ixodidae) that possess eyes and 11 festoons; it consists of some 20 species the members of which commonly attack dogs, humans, and other mammals.
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