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GENUS DERMACENTOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Dermacentor mean?
• GENUS DERMACENTOR (noun)
The noun GENUS DERMACENTOR has 1 sense:
1. vectors of important diseases of man and animals
Familiarity information: GENUS DERMACENTOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Vectors of important diseases of man and animals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Dermacentor; genus Dermacentor
Hypernyms ("genus Dermacentor" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "genus Dermacentor"):
American dog tick; Dermacentor variabilis; wood tick (common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia)
Holonyms ("genus Dermacentor" is a member of...):
family Ixodidae; Ixodidae (hard ticks)
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