全沟硬蜱

全溝硬蜱

quángōuyìngpí

noun

Measure Word

一只全沟硬蜱 zhī

Meanings

1 taiga tick (Ixodes persulcatus), a hard tick found in the forests of northern Eurasia; major vector of tick-borne encephalitis and Lyme disease

Characters

whole; complete

Examples

HSK 7-9

全沟硬蜱是森林脑炎的主要传播媒介。

Quángōuyìngpí shì sēnlín nǎoyán de zhǔyào chuánbō méijiè.

The taiga tick is the main vector of forest encephalitis.

HSK 7-9

在东北林区要注意防范全沟硬蜱叮咬。

Zài Dōngběi línqū yào zhùyì fángfàn quángōuyìngpí dīngyǎo.

In the Northeast forests, you have to watch out for bites from the taiga tick.

Tips

memory

Literally 'full-groove hard tick' - 硬蜱 ('hard tick') is the Chinese term for the Ixodidae family; 全沟 ('complete groove') describes the continuous anal groove that runs around the anus in this species, a key identification feature.

Stroke Order

全 quán

沟 gōu

硬 yìng

蜱 pí