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 Definitions of mealybug  [ˈmi liˌbʌg]  

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Definition of 'mealybug' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) mealybug
any of several scalelike homopterous insects of the families Pseudococcidae and Eriococcidae that are covered with a powdery wax secretion and feed on plants.

Etymology:  (1815–25)

Definition of 'mealybug' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) mealybug, mealy bug
scalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees

'mealybug' - Nearby Entries  

mealtime  mealworm  mealy  mealy bug  mealy-mouthed  mealybug  mealymouthed  



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