Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sheep-tick

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: sheep--tick
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit louping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete

Synonyms

sheep tick Ixodes ricinus sheep ked melophagus ovinus

Questions

What does sheep-tick mean?: parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit louping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete

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