family ixodidae

English Thesaurus

1. hard ticks (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	arthropod family,
definition	:	any of the arthropods (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	hard tick, ixodid,
definition	:	ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	genus ixodes, ixodes,
definition	:	type genus of the family Ixodidae (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	dermacentor, genus dermacentor,
definition	:	vectors of important diseases of man and animals (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	acarina, order acarina,
definition	:	mites and ticks (noun.animal)