ixodid(n = noun.animal) hard tick - ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head;
is a kind of tick
is a member of family ixodidae, ixodidae
has particulars: deer tick, ixodes dammini, ixodes neotomae, ixodes pacificus, western black-legged tick, black-legged tick, ixodes scapularis, ixodes ricinus, sheep-tick, sheep tick, ixodes persulcatus, ixodes dentatus, ixodes spinipalpis, american dog tick, dermacentor variabilis, wood tick
a member of the