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

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.

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