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FAMILY ARGASIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does family Argasidae mean?
• FAMILY ARGASIDAE (noun)
The noun FAMILY ARGASIDAE has 1 sense:
1. soft ticks
Familiarity information: FAMILY ARGASIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Soft ticks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Argasidae; family Argasidae
Hypernyms ("family Argasidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "family Argasidae"):
argasid; soft tick (tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head)
Holonyms ("family Argasidae" is a member of...):
Acarina; order Acarina (mites and ticks)
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