Term: ixodes scapularis: 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)
Candidate hypernym: hard tick: ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head → 1
Candidate hypernym: appraiser: one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things → 0
Candidate hypernym: petiolule: the stalk of a leaflet → 0
Candidate hypernym: singularity: the quality of being one of a kind → 0
Candidate hypernym: primus stove: a portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers → 0
Candidate hypernym: stupidity: a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience → 0
Candidate hypernym: facial tissue: tissue paper suitable for use on the face → 0
Candidate hypernym: ring: jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger → 0
Candidate hypernym: sweetmeat: a sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry) → 0
Candidate hypernym: burlesque: a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease) → 0
Candidate hypernym: maximum and minimum thermometer: thermometer that records the highest and lowest temperatures reached during a period of time → 0