1. A wingless parasitic fly species that primarily infests sheep
   "The shepherd checked his flock for sheep keds during shearing";
   - sheep ked, sheep-tick, sheep tick, Melophagus Ovinus

Derived forms: keds

Type of: hippoboscid, louse fly

Part of: genus Melophagus, Melophagus

Encyclopedia: Ked, Rajasthan