The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ixodidae \Ixodidae\ prop. n. A natural family of ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head; the hard ticks. Syn: family Ixodidae. [WordNet 1.5] IxtleWordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Ixodidae n 1: hard ticks [syn: Ixodidae, family Ixodidae]