ixodid

A member of the family Ixodidæ.

Resembling or belonging to the family Ixodidæ.

a member of the Ixodidae, a family of ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head.

Any of various ticks of the family Ixodidae

ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head