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deer keds

deer keds is the plural of deer ked.

Meaning of deer ked

Noun

deer ked (plural deer keds)

  1. A Eurasian species of louse fly in the family Hippoboscidae, Lipoptena cervi, that are parasites of elk, deer and other bovine animals, sucking blood and laying eggs in the fur of the host animals.
    Synonyms:
    deer fly

Questions about deer keds

What is deer keds the plural of?
Deer keds is the plural of deer ked.

Words near deer keds in the dictionary

  1. deer in the headlight syndrome
  2. deer in the headlights
  3. Deer Island
  4. Deer Isle
  5. deer ked
  6. deer keds
  7. Deer Lake
  8. Deer Lodge
  9. Deer Lodge County
  10. deer meat
  11. deer mice

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