cattle tick

cat·tle tick

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kat-l tik]
- /ˈkæt l tɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kat-l tik]
- /ˈkæt l tɪk/

Definition of cattle tick words

noun cattle tick a dark brown tick, Boophilus annulatus, that infests cattle and is a vector for parasitic diseases of cattle, as babesiosis. 1

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Origin of cattle tick

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1865-70

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Parts of speech for Cattle tick

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cattle tick popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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