Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
superfamily within theorder Ixodida — the hard ticks.
Etymologies
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Ixodes + -oidea
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Examples
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A Revision of the Ixodoidea or Ticks of the United
Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases Rennie Wilbur Doane
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