sheep ked

English

Noun

sheep ked (plural sheep keds)

1. A wingless blood-feeding ked (louse fly) of sheep, Melophagus ovinus.
   • 1852, H. D. Richardson, The pests of the farm, with instructions for their extirpation, page 128:

     The sheep-ked, or kaid (Melophagus ovinus), is one of the most common and annoying pests to which the sheep is subject.

Translations

Melophagus ovinus

• Faroese: førilús f
• Finnish: lampaan täikärpänen
• Greek: μηλοφάγος (el) m (milofágos)
• Swedish: fårlus c