ixodes pacificus

NOUN
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH I

ixodes pacificus is a valid 16-letter word worth 32 points in Scrabble and 36 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
I1X8O1D2E1S1P3A1C3I1F4I1C3U1S1
1 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 =32 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 64TRIPLE WORD → 96
MEANING

What does ixodes pacificus mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A tick that feeds on dusky-footed wood rat and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in western United States especially northern California.