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louse fly vs sheep tick

sheep tick vs louse fly

louse fly and sheep tick both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
louse fly Yes No No No
sheep tick Yes No No No
As nouns, sheep tick is a hyponym of louse fly; that is, sheep tick is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than louse fly:
  • louse fly: bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals
  • sheep tick: wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle
Other hyponyms of louse fly include Hippobosca equina, horse tick, horsefly, Melophagus Ovinus, sheep-tick, sheep ked.
louse fly (noun) sheep tick (noun)
bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle
parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit louping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete
Difference between louse fly and sheep tick

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