ALL meanings of hard tick
hard tick
H h - noun hard tick any tick of the family Ixodidae, characterized by a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head. 1
- noun hard tick any of various small parasitic arachnids of the family Ixodidae, typically living on the skin of warm-blooded animals and feeding on the blood and tissues of their hosts: order Acarina (mites and ticks) 0