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

Derived forms: sheep keds, sheep ked

Type of: hippoboscid, louse fly

Part of: genus Melophagus, Melophagus

Encyclopedia: Sheep ked