Sheep-ked


noun
1.
sheeptick.
noun
1.
a wingless, bloodsucking, dipterous insect, Melophagus ovinus, that is parasitic on sheep.
noun
1.
a wingless dipterous fly, Melophagus ovinus, that is an external parasite of sheep: family Hippoboscidae

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