ixodes ricinus

NOUN
14 LETTERS · STARTS WITH I

ixodes ricinus is a valid 14-letter word worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
I1X8O1D2E1S1R1I1C3I1N1U1S1
1 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =23 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 46TRIPLE WORD → 69
MEANING

What does ixodes ricinus mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete.