Pseudococcidae — noun scalelike insects: mealybugs • Syn: ↑family Pseudococcidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Coccoidea, ↑superfamily Coccoidea • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
arthropod family — noun any of the arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangiidae, ↑family Phalangiidae, ↑Argiopidae, ↑family Argiopidae, ↑orb weaver, ↑Theridiidae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Pseudococcus — noun type genus of the Pseudococcidae • Syn: ↑genus Pseudococcus • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Pseudococcidae, ↑family Pseudococcidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
homopteran — /heuh mop teuhr euhn, hoh /, adj. 1. homopterous. n. 2. a homopterous insect. [1835 45; see HOMOPTEROUS, AN] * * * ▪ insect order Introduction any of more than 32,000 species of sucking insects, the members of which exhibit considerable… … Universalium
Mealybug — Mealybugs Maconellicoccus hirsutus, the pink hibiscus mealybug Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Clavicoccus erinaceus — Conservation status Extinct (IUCN 2.3) [1] … Wikipedia
Coccoidea — noun scale insects and mealybugs • Syn: ↑superfamily Coccoidea • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Homoptera, ↑suborder Homoptera • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
superfamily Coccoidea — noun scale insects and mealybugs • Syn: ↑Coccoidea • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Homoptera, ↑suborder Homoptera • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mealybug — /mee lee bug /, n. any of several scalelike, homopterous insects of the families Pseudococcidae and Eriococcidae that are covered with a powdery wax secretion and feed on plants. [1815 25; MEALY + BUG1] * * * Any insect of the family… … Universalium
genus Planococcus — noun a genus of Pseudococcidae • Syn: ↑Planococcus • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Pseudococcidae, ↑family Pseudococcidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary