Ixodoidea
[iks″o-doi´de-ah] a superfamily of arthropods (suborder Ixodides), comprising both the hard and soft ticks.
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Ix·o·doi·de·a
(ik'sō-doy'dē-ă), Superfamily of the order Acarina that includes the families Ixodidae and Argasidae.
[G. ixōdēs, sticky]
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