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puutiainen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • tick noun A small blood-feeding arachnid that attaches to the skin of animals and humans.

Senses

puutiainen is used for these senses in English:

  • castor bean tick A tick of species Ixodes ricinus, a vector for Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis.
  • hard tick Any tick in the family Ixodidae, differing from the so-called soft ticks in several respects, in particular in that they bear a defensive hard shield (or scutum) on the body
  • tick A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.

tick — full definition

  1. noun A small blood-feeding arachnid that attaches to the skin of animals and humans.
  2. noun A short, sharp repeated sound, like that made by a clock.
  3. noun A checkmark used to show something is correct or complete.
  4. verb To make a rhythmic clicking sound, or to mark something with a checkmark.

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