Black-legged Tick — synonyms, definition

1. black-legged tick (Noun)

1 synonym
Ixodes scapularis
1 definition

black-legged tick (Noun) — Parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick).

2 types of
hard tick ixodid
2 parts of
Ixodes genus Ixodes