Definition
A genus of hard ticks that are parasites of mammals and birds, and transmitters of various diseases including Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Etymology
From Greek 'derma' (skin) + Latin 'centrum' (center), referring to the fact that these ticks attach to the skin with a mouthpart that has a central structure. The name describes where the tick feeds.
Kelly Says
Dermacentor ticks are why we know ticks so well—they're major disease vectors, and scientists named them to highlight how they're literally 'centered' on the skin, a key detail for both biologists and anyone who hikes.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የምድር እንስሳ
ye-midir en-sa
BNবাংলা
চামড়ার কীট
cha-ma-ra-r kee-t
CSČeština
kliešť
klie-shch
DADansk
hudløse
hud-lo-se
DEDeutsch
Zecken
tset-chen
ELΕλληνικά
ακάρεο
a-ka-ree-o
ESEspañol
ácaro de la piel
ah-ka-ro de la piel
FISuomi
ihonpunkki
i-hon-punk-ki
FRFrançais
acarien de la peau
ah-ka-ree-en de la peau
GUGU
ચામડી કીટ
cha-ma-di kee-t
HIहिन्दी
त्वचा परजीवी
tvaccha par-jee-vee
HUMagyar
kullancs
ku-lan-cs
IDBahasa Indonesia
kutu kulit
ku-tu kulit
ITItaliano
acaro della pelle
ah-ka-ro della pelle
JA日本語
皮膚寄生虫
sh-kin-ji-sei-chuu-mu
KO한국어
피부 기생충
pi-bu gi-saeng-chung
MRMR
त्वचा परजीवी
tvaccha par-jee-vee
MSBahasa Melayu
kutu kulit
ku-tu kulit
NLNederlands
huidschut
huids-hoot
PAPA
ਕੁgetragen
ku-tra-an
PTPortuguês
ácaro da pele
ah-ka-ro da pele
RORomână
căpușă
ka-pu-sha
SVSvenska
hudlöss
hud-loess
TAதமிழ்
தோல் கொசு
tho-l ko-su
TRTürkçe
deri akarı
de-ri a-ka-ri
UKУкраїнська
кліщ
klyshch
URاردو
جلد کی کیڑا
jild ki ke-ra
VITiếng Việt
kí sinh trùng da
ki sinh truong da
ZH中文
皮肤寄生虫
pēi hú jìsēng chóng