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ASPIDIOTUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Aspidiotus mean?
• ASPIDIOTUS (noun)
The noun ASPIDIOTUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Diaspididae
Familiarity information: ASPIDIOTUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Diaspididae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Aspidiotus; genus Aspidiotus
Hypernyms ("Aspidiotus" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Aspidiotus"):
Aspidiotus perniciosus; San Jose scale (small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees)
Holonyms ("Aspidiotus" is a member of...):
Diaspididae; family Diaspididae (armored scales)
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