"ked" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: keds [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛd Head templates: {{en-noun}} ked (plural keds)
  1. Any of the family Hippoboscidae of obligate parasites, especially the sheep ked, Melophagus ovinus. Wikipedia link: Melophagus ovinus Categories (lifeform): Dipterans Synonyms: kade (alt: specifically Melophagus ovinus) Synonyms (parasite of family Hippoboscidae): louse fly Synonyms (sheep tick): Melophagus ovinus Derived forms: deer ked, ked itch, sheep ked Translations (parasite fly): kloš [masculine] (Czech), täikärpänen (english: Hippoboscidae) (Finnish), kullancslégy (Hungarian), csimbe (Hungarian), paklincs (Hungarian), kullancs (Hungarian), lusfluga (english: Hippoboscidae) [common-gender] (Swedish), fårlus (Melophagus ovinus) [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-ked-en-noun-ID6QhfXq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 2 1 23 40 2 6 25 2 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 23 38 1 9 25 2 0

Inflected forms

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          "note": "lampaan täikärpänen (Melophagus ovinus)",
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          "sense": "parasite fly",
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          "sense": "parasite fly",
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