ARGAS
\ˈɑːɡəz], \ˈɑːɡəz], \ˈɑː_ɡ_ə_z]\
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A genus of softbacked TICKS in the family ARGASIDAE. Most infect birds or bats but a few parasitize terrestrial mammals.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A tick belonging to the phylum Arthropoda and to the family Ixodidae. It is from 4 to 8 mm. in length. Several species, such as A. reflexus of Europe, A. persicus of Persia and South America, and A. chinche of Colombia, infest fowls and pigeons, as well as humans. They bite and then suck the blood of their host.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
