lone star tick

lone star tick
lone star tick 'lōn-'stär- n an ixodid tick of the genus Amblyomma (A. americanum) of the southern, central, and eastern U.S. that attacks mammals and birds, is a vector of several diseases (as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and ehrlichiosis), and in which the adult female has a single white spot on the back

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Amblyomma americanum.

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