Definitions for ixodid

ixodid ix·od·id

Spelling: [ik-sod-id, -soh-did, ik-suh-did]
IPA: /ɪkˈsɒd ɪd, -ˈsoʊ dɪd, ˈɪk sə dɪd/

Ixodid is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 29 anagrams from letters in ixodid (ddiiox).

Definitions for ixodid

noun

  1. any of numerous ticks of the family Ixodidae, comprising the hard ticks.

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the family Ixodidae.

Origin of ixodid

1910-15; New Latin Ixodidae name of the family, equivalent to Ixod(es) genus name (Greek ixṓdēs like birdlime, sticky, clammy, equivalent to ix(ós) birdlime + -ōdēs -ode

Examples for ixodid

Probably several other species of ixodid, known to infest other animals, behave in the same way.

Numerous species of tick (ixodid) have been more or less fully described.

Theiler has determined that it is transmitted by an ixodid tick, Margaropus decoloratus.

As mere parasites of man, apart from their power to transmit disease, the ixodid are much less important than the Argasid.

In habits and life history the typical ixodid differ greatly from the Argasid.

The ixodid comprise the ticks which attach themselves to cattle, hogs, and man, and are not at all uncommon objects.

Word Value for ixodid
Scrable

15

Words with friends

15

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