coccid insect

Noun
  1. Scale insects and mealybugs (synset 102251020)
    is a type of: homopteran, homopterous insect - insects having membranous forewings and hind wings
    subtypes:
    • scale insect - small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering
    • mealy bug, mealybug - scalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees
    belongs to: coccoidea, superfamily coccoidea - scale insects and mealybugs

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