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    GENUS DERMACENTOR

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Vectors of important diseases of man and animalsplay

    Synonyms:

    Dermacentor; genus Dermacentor

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    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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