Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soft tick

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: soft- tick
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

soft ticks (plural)

Synonyms

argasid

Questions

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

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