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deer tick

deer tick
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [deer tik]
    • /dɪər tɪk/
    • /dɪər tɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [deer tik]
    • /dɪər tɪk/

Definitions of deer tick words

  • noun deer tick a tick that is parasitic on deer; esp., any of a genus (Ixodes) of ticks that transmit the spirochete causing Lyme disease 3
  • noun deer tick any of various ticks of the genus Ixodes that are parasitic on deer and other mammals and are vectors of Lyme disease and other infectious diseases. 1
  • noun deer tick A hard-bodied tick, Ixodes scapularis, of the eastern and northern Midwestern United States, one of four species of tick that is carrier of Lyme disease. 0
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Parts of speech for Deer tick

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deer tick popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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