Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A minute insect of the genus Aphis that infests trees; an aphid.
- noun An undetermined lecanine, Lecanium sp.
- noun A diaspine scale, Aspidiotus ancylus.
- noun A diaspine scale, Aspidiotus uvæ.
- noun A diaspine scale, Aspidiotus pyri.
- noun A diaspine scale, Diaspis pyri.
- noun The San José scale, Aspidiotus perniciosus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (Zoöl.) An insect of the family
Coccidæ , which infests the bark of trees and vines.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
insect of the family Coccidae that infests the bark of trees and vines.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of several insects living on the bark of plants
- noun any of several insects living on the bark of plants
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