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Meaning of ērce | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR C2 Specialized
[ˈɛ̄ːɾt͡sɛ]

Definitions

  1. tick, mite (numerous species of tiny arachnids of subclass Acari that live as parasites on various plants and animals)
    declension-5, feminine
  2. locative singular of ērce
    feminine, form-of, locative, singular

Equivalents

English Mite tick

Examples

“kamēr zirgs dzēra, zemniek izrāva ērci, kas bija piezīdušies kaklam”

while the horse drank, the farmer removed the tick that had been sucking at the (horse's) neck

“atgulās tīfu var pārnest arī ērces”

also mites can transmit typhus

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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