"sheep ked" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sheep keds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sheep ked (plural sheep keds)
  1. A wingless blood-feeding ked (louse fly) of sheep, Melophagus ovinus. Wikipedia link: sheep ked Categories (lifeform): Dipterans Translations (Melophagus ovinus): førilús [feminine] (Faroese), lampaan täikärpänen (Finnish), μηλοφάγος (milofágos) [masculine] (Greek), fårlus [common-gender] (Swedish)

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