deer tick

Noun

 * 1) A hard-bodied tick of species, of the eastern and northern Midwestern United States, one of four species of tick that is carrier of Lyme disease.

Synonyms

 * black-legged tick

Coordinate terms

 * sheep tick, castor bean tick, (western Eurasia);,  (China); ,  (western North America)

Translations

 * German: Hirschzecke