scale insect

noun

Meaning

Any of the small parasitic insects of the superfamily Coccoidea, that live on plants and sap nutrients from them.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

coccidology(English)entomoparasite(English)entomophyte(English)hyperparasite(English)leaf miner(English)myco-heterotroph(English)colembolan(English)aphidomorph(English)

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Sources

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