Definitions for ixodids

ixodids ix·od·id

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

Ixodids is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 51 anagrams from letters in ixodids (ddiiosx).

Definitions for ixodids

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 ixodids

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 ixodids

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.

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

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

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

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

Word Value for ixodids
Scrable

15

Words with friends

15

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