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noun
Any of various insects of the family Pseudococcidae, which secrete a powdery wax and are pests of fruit trees.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
scalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mealy bug
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: coccid insect
Narrower terms: citrophilous mealybug, citrophilus mealybug, Pseudococcus fragilis, Comstock mealybug, Comstock's mealybug, Pseudococcus comstocki, citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri
History
From mealy + bug, from the appearance of the powder which resembles meal (“flour”).
Across languages
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