Ixodidae

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ixodidae \Ixodidae\ prop. n.
     A natural family of ticks having a hard shield on the back
     and mouth parts that project from the head; the hard ticks.
  
     Syn: family {Ixodidae}.
          [WordNet 1.5] Ixtle



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Ixodidae
       n : hard ticks [syn: {family Ixodidae}]