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sheep ked

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A wingless blood-feeding ked (louse fly) of sheep, Melophagus ovinus.

Equivalents

4 more languages
Ελληνικάμηλοφάγος
Suomilampaan täikärpänen
Íslenskafærilús
Nederlandsschapenluis

Examples

“The sheep-ked, or kaid (Melophagus ovinus), is one of the most common and annoying pests to which the sheep is subject.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

sheep laurel sheep liver fluke sheep louse sheep measles sheep milk sheep polypore

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