Sheep'-tick, n.
n. (Entom.) An insect of the family Hippoboscidæ, common in pasture grounds in early summer. It fixes its head in the skin of the sheep, extracting the blood, and leaving a tumor.
n. (Entom.) An insect of the family Hippoboscidæ, common in pasture grounds in early summer. It fixes its head in the skin of the sheep, extracting the blood, and leaving a tumor.