"lone star tick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lone star ticks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lone star tick (plural lone star ticks)
  1. Amblyomma americanum, a tick indigenous to much of the eastern United States and Mexico. Synonyms: northeastern water tick, turkey tick
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