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Answer for the clue "Ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head ", 6 letters:
ixodid

Word definitions for ixodid in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head [syn: hard tick ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
ixodid \ixodid\ n. a member of the Ixodidae , a family of ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head. Syn: hard tick.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context zoology English) Any of various ticks of the family Ixodidae.