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| Domain | Definition |
Biology & Biotechnology | A species of tick common in the western USA, parasitic on numerous wild mammals, most domestic animals, and man. It is a vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularaemia, Colorado tick fever, and Q fever in the USA, and is one of the causes of tick paralysis in that country. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni) is found in the Rocky Mountain states and in southwestern Canada. (references) | |
The organism that causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever is transmitted by the bite of an infected tick. The American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) and Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni) are the primary vectors of Rocky Mountain spotted fever bacteria in the United States. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
rocky mountain wood tick | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "ROCKY MOUNTAIN WOOD TICK"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
French | tique d'Anderson (Rocky Mountain(spotted)fever tick), teigne à fièvre des montagnes Rocheuses (Rocky Mountain(spotted)fever tick). (various references) | ||||
Greek | dermacentor venustus (paralysis tick, Rocky Mountain(spotted)fever tick), dermacentor andersoni (paralysis tick, Rocky Mountain(spotted)fever tick). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | ockyray ountainmay oodway icktay | ||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Dermacentor andersoni. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| 1. Quotations: Non-fiction 2. Expressions: Internet 3. Translations: Modern 4. Translations: Ancient | 5. Bibliography |
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