Medical Dictionary

Boophilus

noun Bo·oph·i·lus \bō-ˈäf-ə-ləs\

Medical Definition of BOOPHILUS

:  a genus of ticks some of which are pests especially of cattle and are vectors of disease—see cattle tick

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