# ked

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #71,624

## Definitions
1. Any of the family Hippoboscidae of obligate parasites, especially the sheep ked, Melophagus ovinus.

## Etymology
Of unknown origin. Possibly from or related to Old Danish keed (“sheep ked, louse-fly”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ked