DIASPIDIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Diaspididae mean? 

• DIASPIDIDAE (noun)
  The noun DIASPIDIDAE has 1 sense:

1. armored scales

  Familiarity information: DIASPIDIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIASPIDIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Armored scales

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Diaspididae; family Diaspididae

Hypernyms ("Diaspididae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Diaspididae"):

armored scale (insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female)

Aspidiotus; genus Aspidiotus (a genus of Diaspididae)

Holonyms ("Diaspididae" is a member of...):

Coccoidea; superfamily Coccoidea (scale insects and mealybugs)