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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

sheep•tick n.

Insectsa wingless, bloodsucking, dipterous insect, Melophagus ovinus, that is parasitic on sheep.

Also, sheep′ tick′. Also called ked, sheep ked.

1375–1425; late Middle English scheptyke; see sheep, tick²

'sheeptick' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

ked - sheep ked - tick

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