ixodes scapularis
NOUN
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH I
ixodes scapularis is a valid 17-letter word worth 28 points in Scrabble and 32 points in Words with Friends.
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1 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =28 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 56TRIPLE WORD → 84
MEANING
What does ixodes scapularis mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
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Parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick).
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