ಅರ್ಥ : Wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : melophagus ovinus, sheep ked, sheep tick
ಅರ್ಥ : Parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans. Can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system). A vector for Lyme disease spirochete.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : ixodes ricinus, sheep tick