seed tick


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seed tick

n.
The six-legged larva of a tick.
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A seed tick infestation of the conjunctiva: Amblyomma americamun larva.
Eggs hatch in about 30 days into a six-legged seed tick (larval) stage, which feeds predominantly on small animals.