| Ornithodoros pappilipes | The "Persian bug," a species found in the former USSR and the Near East that transmits Borrelia persica, the pathogen in Iran of Persian relapsing fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Ornithodoros parkeri | A species found in the western U.S. And a vector of Borrelia parkeri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ornithodoros rudis | A species that is an important vector of relapsing fever spirochetes in Central and South America; possibly another complex similar to the Ornithodoros moubata complex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ornithodoros savigni | A species transmitting Borrelia, an agent of relapsing fever of eastern Africa, southern Egypt, Ethiopia, and southwestern Asia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ornithodoros talaje | A species found in Mexico and in Central and South America, where it feeds on wild rodents, domestic animals, and humans; it delivers a painful, irritating bite and is a vector of Borrelia mazzottii, a cause of relapsing fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ornithodoros tholozani | A species transmitting Borrelia persica, an agent of relapsing fever in the Middle East and central Asia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ornithodoros turicata | A species that readily attacks man and other animals in the southern portion of the U.S. And Mexico; it is a vector of Borrelia turicatae, an agent of relapsing fever; the bite is painful and irritating. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ornithodoros venezuelensis | A species that is the vector of Borrelia venezuelensis, agent of relapsing fever in Colombia, Venezuela, and mountainous parts of South America. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ornithodoros verrucosus | Vector of Borrelia caucasica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ornithoidichnite | <paleontology> A fossil track resembling that of a bird. Origin: Ornitho- + Gr. Footstep, track. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ornitholite | <paleontology> The fossil remains of a bird. A stone of various colours bearing the figures of birds. Origin: Ornitho-. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ornithologic | Of or pertaining to ornithology. Origin: Cf. F. Ornithologique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ornithological | Of or pertaining to ornithology. Origin: Cf. F. Ornithologique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ornithologist | <ornithology> One skilled in ornithology; a student of ornithology; one who describes birds. Origin: Cf. F. Ornithologiste. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ornithology | 1. <ornithology, study> That branch of zoology which treats of the natural history of birds and their classification. 2. A treatise or book on this science. Origin: Ornitho: cf. F. Ornithologie. (04 Mar 1998) |