ngũha

Pronunciation




Noun

 * 1) tick that infests cattle

Usage notes

 * Benson (1964) translated this term as cattle tick, i.e. or, neither of which, according to Nijhof et al. (2018) however, is found in Kenya, where Kikuyu people live.
 * More recent studies highlight the importance in Kenya of, vector of  (theileriosis). Numerous other species of ticks of genus   and other genera also harm cattle in Kenya.

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