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American dog tick

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Noun1.American dog tickAmerican dog tick - common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia
Dermacentor variabilis, wood tick
hard tick, ixodid - ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head
Dermacentor, genus Dermacentor - vectors of important diseases of man and animals


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Three ixodid tick species are important vectors in the United States: the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis), the Rocky Mountain wood tick (D.
Francisella tularensis in the United States by Keim, Paul / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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