Noun hard tick has 1 sense

• hard tick(n = noun.animal) ixodid - ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head; Array
is a kind of tick
is a member of family ixodidae, ixodidae
has particulars: deer tick, ixodes dammini, ixodes neotomae, ixodes pacificus, western black-legged tick, black-legged tick, ixodes scapularis, ixodes ricinus, sheep tick, sheep-tick, ixodes persulcatus, ixodes dentatus, ixodes spinipalpis, american dog tick, dermacentor variabilis, wood tick