SCALE INSECT


Meaning of SCALE INSECT in English

[scale insect] n (1840): any of numerous small but very prolific homopterous insects (superfamily Coccoidea) that have winged males, wingless scale-covered females attached to the host plant, and young that suck the juices of plants and some of which are economic pests--compare lac

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