sheeptick
or sheep tick
[ sheep-tik ]
/ ˈʃipˌtɪk /
noun
a wingless, bloodsucking, dipterous insect, Melophagus ovinus, that is parasitic on sheep.
Also called
ked,
sheep ked.
Words nearby sheeptick
sheepshank,
sheepshead,
sheepshearing,
sheepskin,
sheepswool sponge,
sheeptick,
sheepwalk,
sheer,
sheer plan,
sheerlegs,
sheerness
British Dictionary definitions for sheep tick
sheep tick
noun
a tick, Ixodes ricinus, that is parasitic on sheep, cattle, and man and transmits the disease louping ill in sheep
another name for sheep ked