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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. type genus of the family Ixodidae;
[syn: Ixodes, genus Ixodes]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ixodes \Ix*o"des\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? like birdlime; ? birdlime
   + e'i^dos form.] (Zool.)
   A genus of parasitic Acarina, which includes various species
   of ticks. See Tick, the insect.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Ixodes
    n 1: type genus of the family Ixodidae [syn: Ixodes, genus
         Ixodes]