ked
English
Alternative forms
- kade (specifically Melophagus ovinus)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛd
Noun
ked (plural keds)
- Any of the family Hippoboscidae of obligate parasites, especially the sheep ked, Melophagus ovinus.
- 1839, Rev. Dr Singer, Flies and other insects hurtful to live stock, &c., Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, page 132,
- Pouring with tobacco liquor is fatal to these insects, and also to the ked, Hippobosca ovina, and to the tick, Acarus reduvius, if it fairly reach them.
- 2006, Philip R. Scott, Sheep Medicine, page 263,
- The common differential diagnoses include cutaneous myiasis, sheep scab and lice; however, keds are readily visible to the naked eye. […] Adult keds are 4-6 mm long, dark red and readily visible on the neck and forelimbs.
- 2007, Carrie Gleason, The Biography of Wool, page 12,
- They watch the sheep for signs of insects or pests, such as sheep keds and sheep lice, that can irritate the sheep causing them to scratch their fleece against fences or troughs and damage or tear the wool.
- 1839, Rev. Dr Singer, Flies and other insects hurtful to live stock, &c., Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, page 132,
Synonyms
- (parasite of family Hippoboscidae): louse fly
- (Melophagus ovinus): sheep tick(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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Derived terms
Translations
parasite fly
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Anagrams
Danish
Verb
ked
Dâw
Particle
ked
- in (something hollow); locative marker used to indicate position inside something hollow such as a canoe
- xoo-ked : in a canoe
References
- Language at Large: Essays on Syntax and Semantics (Aikhenvald, Dixon), citing Martins (1994)
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Noun
ked (plural kedek)
Declension
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