Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kangaroo tick

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: kan-ga-roo tick
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tick of species Amblyomma triguttatum, that primarily parasites on kangaroos and other macropods.

noun

The tick Haemaphysalis bancrofti, that similarly parasites macropods.

Example Sentences

"‘We must have sat down on a kangaroo camp when we boiled the billy at midday,’ I remarked irritably. Laurie laughed while I burned three kangaroo ticks from my legs."

Inflected Forms

kangaroo ticks (plural)

Questions

What does kangaroo tick mean?: A tick of species Amblyomma triguttatum, that primarily parasites on kangaroos and other macropods.

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