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PSEUDOCOCCIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Pseudococcidae mean?
• PSEUDOCOCCIDAE (noun)
The noun PSEUDOCOCCIDAE has 1 sense:
1. scalelike insects: mealybugs
Familiarity information: PSEUDOCOCCIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Scalelike insects: mealybugs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Pseudococcidae; Pseudococcidae
Hypernyms ("Pseudococcidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Pseudococcidae"):
genus Pseudococcus; Pseudococcus (type genus of the Pseudococcidae)
mealy bug; mealybug (scalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees)
genus Planococcus; Planococcus (a genus of Pseudococcidae)
Holonyms ("Pseudococcidae" is a member of...):
Coccoidea; superfamily Coccoidea (scale insects and mealybugs)
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