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noun
An aphid in the subfamily Eriosomatinae, which produces waxy filaments that give the appearance of cotton or wool.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
secretes a waxy substance like a mass of fine curly white cotton or woolly threads
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: woolly plant louse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: aphid
Narrower terms: woolly apple aphid, American blight, Eriosoma lanigerum, woolly alder aphid, Prociphilus tessellatus
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