"soft tick" meaning in English

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        "Any tick in the family Argasidae, differing from the so-called hard ticks in several respects, in particular in that they lack a defensive hard shield (or scutum) on the body."
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        [
          "hard tick",
          "hard tick"
        ],
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          "scutum",
          "scutum"
        ]
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  "word": "soft tick"
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        "Any tick in the family Argasidae, differing from the so-called hard ticks in several respects, in particular in that they lack a defensive hard shield (or scutum) on the body."
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        ],
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          "hard tick",
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          "scutum",
          "scutum"
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