armored scale

Noun
  1. Insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female (synset 102252167)
    is a type of: scale insect - small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering
    subtypes: aspidiotus perniciosus, san jose scale - small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees
    belongs to: diaspididae, family diaspididae - armored scales

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