deer tick

1. The deer tick is an eight-legged insect no bigger than a sesame seed that is best removed from the body with tweezers.
   蜱虫是一种八足虫，大小和芝麻相当。如发现蜱虫叮咬，强烈建议立即用镊子将其除去。
2. The virus found in patients of deer tick bite has been isolated by Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing News reported.
   据《新京报》消息，中国疾控中心已经将病毒从被蜱虫叮咬病人身上分离出。

noun

1. a northeastern tick now recognized as same species as Ixodes scapularis

   Synonym:    Ixodes dammini