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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hard tick

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables
hard tick
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any tick in the family Ixodidae, differing from the so-called soft ticks in several respects, in particular in that they bear a defensive hard shield (or scutum) on the body

Inflected Forms

hard ticks (plural)

Synonyms

ixodid

Rhymes With

pick quick sick click stick kick dick nick trick technique thick creek

Questions

What does hard tick mean?
Any tick in the family Ixodidae, differing from the so-called soft ticks in several respects, in particular in that they bear a defensive hard shield (or scutum) on the body

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