NOUN
- parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick)
How To Use black-legged tick In A Sentence
- During spring and summer more people are active outdoor, and at the same time many black-legged ticks are in a growth stage called a nymph, which is tiny and hard to see. RutlandHerald.com
- The black-legged tick is responsible for spreading Lyme disease, but can also spread other tick-borne illnesses. Lyme Disease
