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Mealy Bug

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Noun

1. mealy bug, mealybug

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

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Mealy Bug

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noun
any plant-eating homopterous insect of the genus Pseudococcus and related genera, coated with a powdery waxy secretion: some species are pests of citrus fruits and greenhouse plants: family Pseudococcidae

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