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