noun
Ixodes ovatus; a species of tick
Scientific name for a tick species found in Japan; used in biological and medical contexts.
ヤマトマダニは日本に広く分布するマダニの一種です。
Ixodes ovatus is a species of tick widely distributed in Japan.
Katakana spelling is standard for this species name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly found in older or specialized texts; 真蜱 is an uncommon character for tick.
マダニ is the general term for hard ticks (family Ixodidae); ヤマトマダニ is one specific species within that group.
The name combines 大和 (Yamato, an old name for Japan) and マダニ (hard tick), literally 'Japanese hard tick'. The exact derivation is straightforward; the species was likely named for its prevalence in Japan.