sheep ked

English

Noun

sheep ked (plural sheep keds)

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

Translations

Melophagus ovinus

Faroese: førilús f
Finnish: lampaan täikärpänen

Swedish: fårlus c

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