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  • proper noun A taxonomic family within the superfamily Argasoidea — the soft-bodied ticks.

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Argas +‎ -idae

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  • Vitellogenin synthesis ovarian progress nymphal newly molted female Ornithodoros moubata (Acari - Argasidae)

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