Ornithodoros /Or·ni·thod·o·ros/ (or″nĭ-thod´ah-ros) a genus of soft-bodied ticks, many species of which are reservoirs and vectors of the spirochetes (Borrelia) of relapsing fevers.
Ornithodoros
Or·ni·thod·o·ros (ôr n -th d -rs)n. A genus of soft ticks, several species of which are vectors of pathogens of various relapsing fevers. |
Ornithodoros
[ôr′nithod′ərəs]
Etymology: Gk, ornis, bird, doros, leather bag
a genus of ticks, some species of which are vectors for the spirochetes of relapsing fevers.
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