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sheep ked

sheep ked noun: a wingless blood-feeding ked (louse fly) of sheep, Melophagus ovinus.

Noun

sheep ked (plural sheep keds)

  1. A wingless blood-feeding ked (louse fly) of sheep, Melophagus ovinus.
    • The sheep-ked, or kaid (Melophagus ovinus), is one of the most common and annoying pests to which the sheep is subject.1852, H. D. Richardson, The pests of the farm, with instructions for their extirpation, page 128

sheep ked meaning in Tamil

sheep ked in Tamil

ஆட்டு உண்ணி

Forms of sheep ked

pluralsheep keds

Questions about sheep ked

What does sheep ked mean?
Sheep ked means a wingless blood-feeding ked (louse fly) of sheep, Melophagus ovinus.
What is sheep ked in Tamil?
Sheep ked in Tamil is ஆட்டு உண்ணி. See Sheep ked meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sheep ked?
Sheep ked is a noun.
What is the plural of sheep ked?
The plural of sheep ked is sheep keds.

Words near sheep ked in the dictionary

  1. sheep farmer
  2. sheep farmers
  3. Sheep Hills
  4. sheep in wolf's clothing
  5. sheep in wolves' clothing
  6. sheep ked
  7. sheep keds
  8. sheep laurel
  9. sheep lice
  10. sheep liver fluke
  11. sheep liver flukes

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