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| a shallow groove of semi-circular shape, posterior or anterior to the anus |
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| a hardened (sclerotized) part of the integument of male hard ticks which protrudes from the surface when male is sexually active |
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| a louse belonging to the suborder Anoplura, known as the sucking lice |
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Anthelmintic
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a remedy used to reduce the number of helminths in animal or humans.
(similarly there are insecticides, acaricides, and antiprotozoal remedies) |
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| a change in gene frequency of a helminth population, produced by drug selection which renders the minimal effective dosage, previously used to kill a defined portion (eg 95%) of the population, no longer equally effective |
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| a tick of the family Argasidae, known as soft ticks becaue they do not have large areas of hardened plates on the body, they are very tough despite the name |
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an animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a hardened exoskeleton, segmented body and numerous paired limbs
-includes insects, mites, ticks, spiders, scorpions, millipedes, centipedes, crustaceans, and others |
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| a mite of the suborder of Astigmata, such as scab mites |
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| anterior part of the body of mites and ticks from which the mouthparts project forward |
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| informal name for flies of the family Calliphoridae, order Diptera; with largae which ususally feed on dead flesh but which may feed on live flesh causing myiasis |
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