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Definitions
Any of the family Hippoboscidae of obligate parasites, especially the sheep ked, Melophagus ovinus.
Word origin
Of unknown origin. Possibly from or related to Old Danish keed (“sheep ked, louse-fly”).
Used in a sentence
“Pouring with tobacco liquor is fatal to these insects, and also to the ked, Hippobosca ovina, and to the tick, Acarus reduvius, if it fairly reach them.”
“The common differential diagnoses include cutaneous myiasis, sheep scab and lice; however, keds are readily visible to the naked eye.[…]Adult keds are 4-6 mm long, dark red and readily visible on the neck and forelimbs.”
“They watch the sheep for signs of insects or pests, such as sheep keds and sheep lice, that can irritate the sheep causing them to scratch their fleece against fences or troughs and damage or tear the wool.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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