mealy bug

Noun

Meaning

scalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

mealybug turfgrass scale

Hypernyms

coccid insect

Hyponyms

Comstock's mealybug Pseudococcus comstocki Comstock mealybug Pseudococcus fragilis citrophilous mealybug citrophilus mealybug

Close letter words and terms

mealworm beetle mealy mealy aphid Mealy machine mealy plum aphid mealy redpoll