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WOOLLY ADELGID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does woolly adelgid mean?
• WOOLLY ADELGID (noun)
The noun WOOLLY ADELGID has 1 sense:
1. an insect that feeds on hemlocks; its egg sacs are small fuzzy white balls like artificial snow on a Christmas tree
Familiarity information: WOOLLY ADELGID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An insect that feeds on hemlocks; its egg sacs are small fuzzy white balls like artificial snow on a Christmas tree
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("woolly adelgid" is a kind of...):
adelgid (any of various insects that feed and form galls on conifers)
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