Dermacentor andersoni
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Related to Dermacentor andersoni: Dermacentor variabilis, Rocky Mountain wood tick
Dermacentor andersoni
[′dər·mə‚sen·tər an·dər′sō·nē] (invertebrate zoology)
The wood tick, which is the vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia.
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